After a serious breach, Uber says its services are operational again

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An Uber sign is displayed at the company’s headquarters in San Francisco on Monday. Jeff Chiu/AP

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The ride-hailing service Uber said Friday that all its services are operational following what security professionals were calling a major data breach. It said there was no evidence the hacker got access to sensitive user data.

What appeared to be a lone hacker announced the breach on Thursday after apparently tricking an Uber employee into providing credentials.

Screenshots the hacker shared with security researchers indicate this

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