Will the uber hacker be found before 2024?
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If a person gets prosecuted, admits guilt, agrees to settle, or is very credibly accused of hacking uber in the breach of september 15th (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/15/technology/uber-hacking-breach.html), this resolves yes. If the person remains anonymous, it resolves no. In case of doubt, I reserve the possibility of resolving PROB based on my credence that the person accused/indicted for this actually is responsible.

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https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/lapsus-hacker-who-targeted-uber-grand-theft-auto-maker-indefinitely-detained-2023-12-21/

His name is Arion Kurtaj. A jury found he had committed the hacks. “A teenage member of the Lapsus$ hacking group was on Thursday sentenced to indefinite detention in hospital for hacking Uber…”

“…embarked on a solo cybercrime spree in September 2022 while on police bail for earlier offences.”

“A jury in August [2023] found Kurtaj committed 12 offences, including three counts of blackmail, two counts of fraud and six charges under the Computer Misuse Act.”

He phished a login and ran around bragging on Telegram that he’s 18.

Not exactly the world’s most sophisticated hack or opsec.

(Though base rate unknown and may be quite low, and obviously they’re making no attempt to sell the info which is perhaps the way people actually get caught.)