Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber Highlight

Led by Nick Gicinto, SSG operatives would carry out espionage and counterintelligence missions using virtual private networks, cheap laptops, and wireless hotspots paid for in cash. Undercover operations could include impersonating Uber drivers to gain access to closed WhatsApp group chats, hoping to gather intelligence on whether drivers were organizing or planning to strike against Uber. They conducted physical surveillance, photographing and tracking competitors at DiDi and Lyft, and monitoring high-profile political figures,