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Sep 2022
26m 26s

Uber's computer systems are hacked

Bbc World Service
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The ride-hailing company said it was responding to a 'cybersecurity incident' and that several internal systems had been affected. Margi Murphy is cybersecurity reporter at Bloomberg News and updates us on the story. Uganda and Tanzania have strongly criticised a call from the European Parliament for the construction of an oil pipeline to be delayed due to ... Show More
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