#111 Return of the Russian Passenger

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Gimlet

Society & Culture, Documentary, Technology

4.7 • 29.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2017

⏱️ 54 minutes

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After a secret breaks in the news, Reply All re-examines how Alex Blumberg's Uber account was hacked. This episode is a follow up to #91 The Russian Passenger and #93 Beware All. Further reading: The Best Password Managers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	So, last March, our boss, Alex Bloomberg, came to us with what we thought was a very simple
0:06.1	question.
0:07.1	His Uber account had been hacked and he wanted to know how it happened.
0:11.6	And answering that simple question sent us on a quest that took months.
0:16.5	But finally, we got an answer.
0:18.6	And then, a month ago, a secret was revealed that totally upended our understanding of the
0:24.9	story.
0:25.9	So, we've decided to reopen it.
0:28.7	Today, we're rearing the original story and then following it up with more reporting.
0:33.7	If you want to skip straight to the new stuff, it's around 42 minutes.
0:37.7	Okay, here's the show.
0:38.7	From Gimlet, this is a reply all.
0:46.7	I'm Alex Goldman.
0:47.7	And I'm PJ Boat.
0:51.7	This week, we have our boss, Alex Bloomberg in the studio.
0:55.7	Alex actually just got back from vacation in the Bahamas.
0:59.2	How was it?
1:00.2	It was great.
1:01.2	So, Alex, you asked us to come into the studio and I don't have any idea why.
1:06.7	So, lay it on us.
1:07.7	I need some super tech support help.
1:09.7	Whoa, you're crossing segments.
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