Uber Freight keeps on trucking after extortion crew breaks in
Helix claims nearly a million files, while the logistics biz says operations never hit the brakes
Uber Freight's logistics arm is investigating a data security incident following a threat from the Helix extortion group. The group listed Uber Freight on its data leak site on August 6, claiming to have stolen nearly 1 million files from various company repositories. However, Uber Freight's spokesperson confirmed that the incident was under investigation but had not disrupted daily operations.
The company stated that the issue was identified, contained, and remediated, with no impact on its business activities. Uber Freight is one of North America's largest managed transportation and multimodal capacity networks, handling over 18 million shipments valued at more than $17 billion each year. Helix, one of several recent extortion groups linked to BlackFile, has been targeting technology, transportation, and hospitality sectors.
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