{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://embed.acast.com","title":"Uber’s Been Hacked and Sim Swappers Are Getting Violent","description":"<p>Groups on Telegram that used to primarily be interested in taking over people’s phones and online accounts have changed tactics. Now, they’re selling violence. And to cap off the week, a hacker we don’t know much about was able to steal the credentials of an Uber employee and access the company's back end.</p><br><p>On this episode of Cyber, Motherboard staff writers Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai and Joseph Cox walk us through the latest in the world of cybersecurity.</p><br><p><strong>Stories discussed on this episode:</strong></p><br><p><a href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/3advxj/firebombings-shootings-as-a-service-telegram\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Firebombs and Shootings: The Rise of IRL Harassment and Violence as a Service</strong></a></p><br><p><a href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/3abedn/who-is-lapsus-hacking-gang\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LAPSUS$: How a Sloppy Extortion Gang Became One of the Most Prolific Hacking Groups</strong></a></p><br><p><strong>We’re recording CYBER live on Twitch. 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And to cap off the week, a hacker we don’t know much about was able to steal the credentials of an Uber employee and access the company's back end.</p><br><p>On this episode of Cyber, Motherboard staff writers Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai and Joseph Cox walk us through the latest in the world of cybersecurity.</p><br><p><strong>Stories discussed on this episode:</strong></p><br><p><a href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/3advxj/firebombings-shootings-as-a-service-telegram\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Firebombs and Shootings: The Rise of IRL Harassment and Violence as a Service</strong></a></p><br><p><a href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/3abedn/who-is-lapsus-hacking-gang\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LAPSUS$: How a Sloppy Extortion Gang Became One of the Most Prolific Hacking Groups</strong></a></p><br><p><strong>We’re recording CYBER live on Twitch. Watch live during the week.</strong><a href=\"https://www.twitch.tv/motherboardtv/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> Follow us</strong></a><strong> there to get alerts when we go live. We take questions from the audience and yours might just end up on the show.</strong></p><p><strong>Subscribe to</strong><a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cyber/id1441708044?mt=2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> CYBER on Apple Podcasts</strong></a><strong> or wherever you listen to your podcasts.</strong></p><br><p><a href=\"https://link1.vice.com/join/6qz/signup-motherboard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Sign up for Motherboard’s daily newsletter</em></strong></a><strong><em> for a regular dose of our original reporting, plus behind-the-scenes content about our biggest stories.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. 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