Uber Freight reportedly investigating after hacking group claims data breach

An extortion gang with a track record of hitting transportation and private equity targets has claimed responsibility for a data breach at Uber Freight, the ride-hailing giant's logistics arm. The company has confirmed it's investigating the incident, though details about the scope of compromised data remain unclear. This marks another cybersecurity challenge for Uber, which suffered a high-profile hack in 2022 that exposed internal systems. The targeting of freight and logistics platforms highlights a critical vulnerability in modern supply chains. As digital platforms increasingly orchestrate physical goods movement, they become attractive targets holding sensitive shipper data, route information, and operational intelligence. For mobility operators integrating freight into multimodal networks, this incident underscores the need for defense-in-depth security architectures and rapid incident response capabilities.