Uber Hires Hackers to Secure Its Vehicles

Remember those hackers who remotely took over a Jeep Cherokee from miles away last month? Uber just hired them.

Computer security engineers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek will work in Uber’s Pittsburgh offices, home to the company’s self-driving car and robotics research lab, the New York Times reports. They’ll work with Joe Sullivan, Uber’s chief security officer, and John Flynn, chief information security officer. Together, they’ll work toward “building out a world-class safety and security program at Uber.”

Miller, who previously worked as a security researched at Twitter, confirmed the move in a tweet, announcing that he’d start Tuesday:

“I’ve been in security for more than 10 years, and I’ve worked on computers and phones,” Miller told the New York Times last month. “This time, I wanted to do something that my grandmother would understand. If I tell her, ‘I can hack into your car,’ she understands what that means.”

See Uber's Stunning New Sci-Fi Headquarters

Uber’s new headquarters is expected to open in late 2017 or early 2018 in San Francisco’s Mission Bay.

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There are two buildings featured in the design: one is a six-story building at 1515 Third St., while the other is an 11-story building at 1455 Third St.

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The campus was designed by Shop Architects PC, a firm based in New York City.

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It measures 423,000 square feet, which reportedly triples Uber’s footprint in the city.

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This will be the eighth move for Uber. Salesforce previously occupied the space.

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The move to the new headquarters comes as the company nabbed a $50 billion valuation earlier this year.

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