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Uber Freight hit by Black Basta extortion crew, nearly 1M files accessed

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Uber Freight has confirmed a security breach by the Black Basta extortion crew, which reportedly accessed nearly a million files. Despite the incident, the company stated that its operations were not significantly impacted and continued to function. The full extent of the data compromised is still under investigation. AI

RANK_REASON Security incident affecting a logistics company, not a core AI development.

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Uber Freight hit by Black Basta extortion crew, nearly 1M files accessed

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    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

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