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Join the Cybersecurity and Incident Response Group on LinkedInUber’s former security chief charged for allegedly concealing data breach – CNN
Uber’s former chief security officer has been charged with trying to conceal from federal investigators a 2016 data breach that exposed the information of 57 million users to hackers. A complaint filed Thursday in the US District Court in San Francisco alleges that Joe Sullivan, who led Uber’s security team for more than two years […]
Uber Faces Lawsuit for Covering Up Data Breach – Mobile Apps on Top Tech News
The ride-hailing company Uber broke Pennsylvania law when it failed to notify potential victims, including thousands of drivers, for a year after it discovered hackers had stolen their personal information, said the state attorney general, who sued the company Monday. The lawsuit, filed in Philadelphia, said hackers stole the names and driver’s license numbers of […]
Uber hackers didnt steal payment info or Social Security numbers, cybersecurity firm says | AP
An outside cybersecurity firm hired by Uber after a massive data theft found no evidence that rider credit card, bank account or Social Security numbers were downloaded by two hackers, the company said in response to demands for information from U.S. senators. via Uber hackers didnt steal payment info or Social Security numbers, cybersecurity firm […]
Uber Concealed Cyberattack That Exposed 57 Million People’s Data – Bloomberg
At the time of the incident, Uber was negotiating with U.S. regulators investigating separate claims of privacy violations. Uber now says it had a legal obligation to report the hack to regulators and to drivers whose license numbers were taken. Instead, the company paid hackers $100,000 to delete the data and keep the breach quiet. […]