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# Uber Freight keeps on trucking after extortion crew breaks in

**[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

An extortion group calling itself Helix claims to have stolen close to a million files from Uber Freight after breaking into its systems. Uber Freight says its logistics operations continued running normally despite the intrusion. The page also aggregates unrelated headlines on AI models, open source releases, and other security incidents.

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