Uber admits covering up 2016 hacking, avoids prosecution in U.S. settlement
2 years, 8 months ago

Uber admits covering up 2016 hacking, avoids prosecution in U.S. settlement

The Hindu  

Uber Technologies Inc on Friday accepted responsibility for covering up a 2016 data breach that affected 57 million passengers and drivers, as part of a settlement with U.S. prosecutors to avoid criminal charges. In entering a non-prosecution agreement, Uber admitted that its personnel failed to report the November 2016 hacking to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, even though the agency had been investigating the ride-sharing company’s data security. U.S. Attorney Stephanie Hinds in San Francisco said Uber waited about a year to report the breach, after installing new executive leadership who “established a strong tone from the top” regarding ethics and compliance. Hinds said the decision not to criminally charge Uber reflected new management’s prompt investigation and disclosures, and Uber’s 2018 agreement with the FTC to maintain a comprehensive privacy program for 20 years.

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Uber hit with €290m fine for breaching EU data sharing rules
7 months ago

Uber hit with €290m fine for breaching EU data sharing rules

Dutch News  

Car sharing service Uber has been fined €290 million by the Dutch privacy watchdog AP for sharing drivers’ details with its US headquarters in violation of EU data protection rules. The case was brought by French human rights group LDH on behalf of a group of 170 drivers under the EU’s general data protection regulation. The AP said Uber had …

Uber ex-security chief sentenced for covering up data breach in which hackers accessed customer's record
1 year, 10 months ago

Uber ex-security chief sentenced for covering up data breach in which hackers accessed customer's record

India TV News  

The former chief security officer for Uber was sentenced to probation Thursday for trying to cover up a 2016 data breach in which hackers accessed tens of millions of customer records from the ride-hailing service. In November 2016, Sullivan was emailed by hackers, and employees quickly confirmed that they had stolen records on about 57 million users and also 600,000 …

US Federal Court sentences former Uber security chief Joseph Sullivan for data-breach cover-up
1 year, 10 months ago

US Federal Court sentences former Uber security chief Joseph Sullivan for data-breach cover-up

ABC  

The former chief security officer for Uber has been sentenced to probation for trying to cover up a 2016 data breach, in which hackers accessed tens of millions of customer records from the ride-share service. Key points: In November 2016, hackers stole records on about 57 million Uber users and 600,000 drivers' licence numbers Joseph Sullivan tried to hide the …

Uber probing cyberattack on vendor site, over 70,000 employees' data compromised
2 years, 3 months ago

Uber probing cyberattack on vendor site, over 70,000 employees' data compromised

Hindustan Times  

Uber Technologies Inc. said it’s investigating the hack of a third-party vendor that reportedly resulted in the leak of data from the ride-hailing company, including employee email addresses. More than 77,000 Uber employees’ email addresses and other data, including alleged source code associated with mobile device management platforms used by Uber and Uber Eats, have been leaked as part of …

Ex-Uber security head found guilty of covering up data breach
2 years, 5 months ago

Ex-Uber security head found guilty of covering up data breach

India Today  

A San Francisco jury has found Uber Technologies Inc's former chief security officer Joseph Sullivan guilty of criminal obstruction for failing to report a 2016 cybersecurity incident to the authorities, a spokesperson from the Department of Justice confirmed on Wednesday. "Sullivan affirmatively worked to hide the data breach from the Federal Trade Commission and took steps to prevent the hackers …

Uber says Lapsus$-linked hacker responsible for breach
2 years, 6 months ago

Uber says Lapsus$-linked hacker responsible for breach

The Hindu  

Uber Technologies Inc said on Monday a hacker affiliated with the Lapsus$ hacking group was responsible for a cyber attack that forced the ride-hailing company to shut several internal communications temporarily last week. "The attacker accessed several internal systems, and our investigation has focused on determining whether there was any material impact," Uber said, adding that investigation was still ongoing. …

Uber confirms its internal systems were hacked, reveals group behind cyberattack
2 years, 6 months ago

Uber confirms its internal systems were hacked, reveals group behind cyberattack

India Today  

Uber suffered a data breach last week after an employee's Slack app, a workplace messaging app, got compromised. In a blog post, Uber notes that the group typically uses similar techniques to target technology companies, and in 2022 alone, it breached Microsoft, Cisco, Samsung, Nvidia and Okta, among others. Uber has now clarified that the attacker accessed several internal systems, …

Uber job postings on LinkedIn after cyber breach spark memefest: Thanks to hackers who create opportunities
2 years, 6 months ago

Uber job postings on LinkedIn after cyber breach spark memefest: Thanks to hackers who create opportunities

India TV News  

Uber job postings on LinkedIn have become very popular on social media. Last week, an 18-year-old hacker had broken into the internal systems of Uber, reaching company tools including Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform, and employees thought someone was playing a prank. Uber says “oops” via job boards" For the unversed, last week screenshots of Uber employees sharing …

Uber says users' personal data like phone numbers, trip history were not compromised in breach
2 years, 6 months ago

Uber says users' personal data like phone numbers, trip history were not compromised in breach

India Today  

Uber reportedly suffered a data breach after an 18-year-old hacker gained illegal access to the company’s workplace messaging app Slack. After conducting an investigation, Uber has now confirmed that there is no evidence that the personal data of users such as their trip history, phone numbers etc were compromised in the data breach. The hacker first targeted an employee, tricked …

Uber said no private users' data was compromised in the cyber breach
2 years, 6 months ago

Uber said no private users' data was compromised in the cyber breach

India TV News  

Uber said no private users' data was compromised in the cyber breach An 18-year-old hacker had broken into the internal systems of Uber, reaching company tools including Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform, and employees thought someone was playing a prank. Uber, a ride-hailing platform was in news because of the data breach, and today the company made an …

On network breach, Uber says no evidence hacker gained access to sensitive user data
2 years, 6 months ago

On network breach, Uber says no evidence hacker gained access to sensitive user data

Hindustan Times  

Uber, which is probing a recent breach of its computer network, gave further updates on its ongoing investigation, saying, among other things, there is no evidence sensitive user data was accessed during the hack. In a report, The New York Times said it was contacted by an individual who claimed to be the hacker, adding that the alleged hacker sent …

Hacker claims to have breached Uber\'s network
2 years, 6 months ago

Hacker claims to have breached Uber\'s network

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: Uber said on Thursday that it reached out to law enforcement after a hacker apparently breached its network. Curry said he spoke to several Uber employees who said they were working to lock down everything internally to restrict the hacker's access. The hacker had alerted Curry and other security researchers to the intrusion on Thursday evening by using an …

Uber hacked? Company says it is investigating cyber security incident
2 years, 6 months ago

Uber hacked? Company says it is investigating cyber security incident

India Today  

Uber is on high alert after a hacker claimed that the ride-hailing giant has suffered a data breach. As per a New York Times report, a cybercriminal hacked into an Uber employees' Slack app, a workplace messaging app. As soon as the Uber employees received a message from the hacker on Slack, the workplace messaging app was taken offline on …

Uber in danger! Probing data breach incident: Know what happened
2 years, 6 months ago

Uber in danger! Probing data breach incident: Know what happened

India TV News  

Ride-hailing platform Uber on Friday said it has been hit by a cyber attack and is probing the data breach incident with law enforcement officials. According to reports, some of Uber's internal systems were hacked in the data breach and some screenshots on Twitter suggested the hacker got access to the company's internal data. An Uber employee posted that they …

Hacker claims to breach Uber network, security researcher says
2 years, 6 months ago

Hacker claims to breach Uber network, security researcher says

LA Times  

There was no indication that Uber’s fleet of vehicles or its operation was in any way affected by a hacker. Curry said he spoke to several Uber employees who said they were “working to lock down everything internally” to restrict the hacker’s access. “My gut feeling is that it seems like they are out to get as much attention as …

Uber investigating ‘cybersecurity incident’ after breach reported
2 years, 6 months ago

Uber investigating ‘cybersecurity incident’ after breach reported

Al Jazeera  

No indication the hacker did any damage or was interested in anything more than publicity, says engineer. A hacker compromised an employee’s workplace messaging app Slack and used it to send a message to Uber employees announcing the company had suffered a data breach, according to a New York Times newspaper report on Thursday that cited an Uber spokesperson. — …

Uber lobbied, used ‘stealth’ tech to block scrutiny: Report
2 years, 8 months ago

Uber lobbied, used ‘stealth’ tech to block scrutiny: Report

The Hindu  

As Uber aggressively pushed into markets around the world, the ride-sharing service lobbied political leaders to relax labour and taxi laws, used a “kill switch’‘ to thwart regulators and law enforcement, channeled money through Bermuda and other tax havens and considered portraying violence against its drivers as a way to gain public sympathy, according to a report released Sunday. The …

‘Mistakes were made…’, Uber replies to charges of flouting law & illegal tactics
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Mistakes were made…’, Uber replies to charges of flouting law & illegal tactics

Live Mint  

Under scanner over the leaked cache of confidential files terming its operations as ‘ethically dubious’ and ‘potentially illegal’ to fuel its frenetic global expansion Uber has responded saying, mistakes were made and the reckoning led to change of leadership, which made safety a top company priority to implement best-in-class corporate governance. In an investigation carried out by the International Consortium …

Uber facing $59M fine from California regulators for failing to give information on sexual assault
4 years, 3 months ago

Uber facing $59M fine from California regulators for failing to give information on sexual assault

Daily Mail  

Uber has been threatened with a $59 million fine if it does not provide detailed information on sexual assault cases and harassment claims among its drivers and riders within 30 days, in the latest round of a year-long battle. That concern was dismissed on Monday by Robert Mason, an administrative law judge with the California Public Utilities Commission, who said …

A Former Uber Exec's Indictment Is a Warning Shot
55 years, 2 months ago

A Former Uber Exec's Indictment Is a Warning Shot

Wired  

Toward the end of 2016, hackers stole the personal data of more than 57 million Uber drivers and passengers. On Thursday, the Department of Justice charged Uber's former chief security officer Joseph Sullivan with obstruction of justice and concealing a felony for allegedly failing to report the incident to Federal Trade Commission investigators in 2016. But the new indictment alleges …

Uber’s former security chief charged for allegedly concealing data breach
4 years, 7 months ago

Uber’s former security chief charged for allegedly concealing data breach

CNN  

CNN Business — 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 until November …

Uber to pay $4.4 million for settlement in federal sex harassment investigation
5 years, 3 months ago

Uber to pay $4.4 million for settlement in federal sex harassment investigation

Firstpost  

A claims administrator will send notices to women who worked at Uber between 1 January 2014, and 30 June 2019. Uber Technologies will establish a $4.4 million fund to settle a federal investigation into allegations that the San Francisco company allowed a rampant culture of sexual harassment, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Wednesday. The agreement ends an investigation …

Uber fined after 'serious breach' allows hackers to download 2.7 million customers' data
6 years, 4 months ago

Uber fined after 'serious breach' allows hackers to download 2.7 million customers' data

The Independent  

Uber has been fined £385,000 after “a series of avoidable data security flaws” allowed hackers to download personal information from 2.7 million customers. The Information Commissioner’s Office found Uber was guilty of a “serious breach” of UK data protection law and showed a “complete disregard” for the customers and drivers whose information was stolen. “This was not only a serious …

Uber to pay $148 million over data breach it concealed
6 years, 6 months ago

Uber to pay $148 million over data breach it concealed

Live Mint  

San Francisco: Ride hailing service Uber agreed to pay a $148 million penalty over a massive 2016 data breach which the company concealed for a year, the company and state officials announced Wednesday. “This record settlement should send a clear message: we have zero tolerance for those who skirt the law and leave consumer and employee information vulnerable to exploitation.” …

At car secrets trial, Uber decries ‘conspiracy theory’, Waymo says Uber cheats
7 years, 1 month ago

At car secrets trial, Uber decries ‘conspiracy theory’, Waymo says Uber cheats

Live Mint  

San Francisco: Uber was either a cheating competitor willing to break the law to win the race to develop self-driving cars, or the victim of an unproven conspiracy theory stitched together by its main rival, Waymo, jurors heard in opening statements of a trade secrets trial on Monday. The first salvos were delivered to a 10-person jury in San Francisco …

Uber secret programme hid evidence from Dutch investigators: Report
7 years, 2 months ago

Uber secret programme hid evidence from Dutch investigators: Report

NL Times  

Alternative taxi platform Uber has been using a secret computer program to block access to its systems whenever the authorities raided their offices for an inspection. "If an employee loses his laptop, we have the chance to log it out remotely, in order to prevent a third party from retrieving information on Uber or its clients". Uber also used a …

Uber used teams of spies and espionage tactics to steal rivals' secrets, claims former employee
7 years, 3 months ago

Uber used teams of spies and espionage tactics to steal rivals' secrets, claims former employee

Firstpost  

A former Uber security specialist accused the company of dispatching a team of spies to steal its rivals’ trade secrets and using shady tactics to thwart its competition in the ride-hailing market, according to an inflammatory letter unsealed by a federal judge. Although most of Jacobs’ most damaging allegations were aired in court hearings held two weeks ago, the letter’s …

Uber paid 20-year-old Florida man to keep data breach secret
7 years, 3 months ago

Uber paid 20-year-old Florida man to keep data breach secret

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A 20-year-old Florida man was …

Uber data leak hit 2.7m UK customers, admits ride-hailing company
7 years, 4 months ago

Uber data leak hit 2.7m UK customers, admits ride-hailing company

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Uber has revealed that 2.7m …

Uber's data breach cover up could provide customers a significant push to shift to its competitors
7 years, 4 months ago

Uber's data breach cover up could provide customers a significant push to shift to its competitors

Firstpost  

Uber’s latest incident involving a data breach cover-up revealed this week could be the impetus for people to ride elsewhere or keep looking the other way. Riders and business experts say that while Uber’s problems such as workplace sexual harassment, drivers with criminal records and other past infractions are serious, stolen data hits people directly and could make them mad …

Uber data hack could be investigated by EU privacy regulators
7 years, 4 months ago

Uber data hack could be investigated by EU privacy regulators

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy European Union privacy regulators will …

AP Explains: What the Uber data breach is all about
7 years, 4 months ago

AP Explains: What the Uber data breach is all about

Associated Press  

When Uber paid a $100,000 ransom so that hackers who broke into its data warehouse would destroy the personal information they stole, it allowed the ride-sharing company to keep a massive breach of 57 million user and driver accounts secret for nearly a year. __ TO PAY RANSOMS OR NOT While many security experts have criticized Uber for paying off …

Uber reveals cover-up of hack affecting 57M riders, drivers
7 years, 4 months ago

Uber reveals cover-up of hack affecting 57M riders, drivers

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber is coming clean about its cover-up of a year-old hacking attack that stole personal information about more than 57 million of the beleaguered ride-hailing service’s customers and drivers. “We are changing the way we do business, putting integrity at the core of every decision we make and working hard to earn the trust of our customers.” …

Uber hid a cyberattack that exposed 57 million users' data
7 years, 4 months ago

Uber hid a cyberattack that exposed 57 million users' data

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a statement posted online, Uber CEO Dara …

Uber reveals cover-up of hack affecting 57M riders, drivers
7 years, 4 months ago

Uber reveals cover-up of hack affecting 57M riders, drivers

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber is coming clean about its cover-up of a year-old hacking attack that stole personal information about more than 57 million of the beleaguered ride-hailing service’s customers and drivers. Yahoo didn’t make its first disclosure about hacks that hit 3 billion user accounts during 2013 and 2014 until September 2016. Credit reporting service Equifax waited several months …

Uber concealed hack that exposed 57 million people’s data
7 years, 4 months ago

Uber concealed hack that exposed 57 million people’s data

Live Mint  

Hackers stole the personal data of 57 million customers and drivers from Uber Technologies Inc., a massive breach that the company concealed for more than a year. “We are changing the way we do business.” After Uber’s disclosure Tuesday, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman launched an investigation into the hack, his spokeswoman Amy Spitalnick said. After last year’s cyberattack, …

Uber Hid 57-Million User Data Breach For Over a Year
55 years, 2 months ago

Uber Hid 57-Million User Data Breach For Over a Year

Wired  

By now, the name Uber has become practically synonymous with scandal. Not only did the ridesharing service lose control of 57 million people's private information, it also hid that massive breach for more than a year, a cover-up that potentially defied data breach disclosure laws. On Tuesday, Uber revealed in a statement from newly installed CEO Dara Khosrowshahi that hackers …

Uber boss says a data breach exposed 57m users' data and the company didn't tell anyone
7 years, 4 months ago

Uber boss says a data breach exposed 57m users' data and the company didn't tell anyone

ABC  

Uber has reportedly admitted to covering up a massive hack of 57 million users' data by paying the people who stole it $132,000 to delete it. The breach happened last year and, yesterday, the ride-sharing company's new boss admitted there was a "failure to notify affected individuals or regulators" until now. According to the company's account, two individuals downloaded data …

Alphabet's Waymo demands $1bn from Uber and public apology to settle trade secret lawsuit
7 years, 5 months ago

Alphabet's Waymo demands $1bn from Uber and public apology to settle trade secret lawsuit

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Alphabet’s Waymo sought at least …

Uber reportedly cooperating with U.S. investigation on possible overseas bribes
7 years, 7 months ago

Uber reportedly cooperating with U.S. investigation on possible overseas bribes

LA Times  

An exterior view of the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco. Uber is reportedly cooperating with a Justice Department investigation into whether the ride-hailing company bribed foreign officials. Uber has endured months of turmoil from companywide sexual harassment investigations, the resignation of its chief executive, Travis Kalanick, and uncertainty about the future of major initiatives. It’s unclear what action investigators …

Uber agrees to two decades of audits after regulators find it guilty of breaching the privacy of its users
7 years, 7 months ago

Uber agrees to two decades of audits after regulators find it guilty of breaching the privacy of its users

Firstpost  

Uber is now consumed by in-fighting among a divided board of directors and angry shareholders after an investor lawsuit was filed against Travis Kalanick. “It’s going to make them take privacy into account every day.” The settlement reflects Uber’s latest attempt to move past a series of crises, including an internal probe of sexual harassment allegations, the departure of CEO …

The Uber v. Waymo Court Showdown Looms. Here’s What You Need to Know
7 years, 8 months ago

The Uber v. Waymo Court Showdown Looms. Here’s What You Need to Know

Wired  

Another week, another raft of legal filings that thicken the plot, reveal salacious details, and perhaps point to the conclusion of an epic Silicon Valley legal battle. Uber is clearly worried: It notes in a court filing that Waymo shouldn’t be able to use Levandwoski’s pleading the Fifth as “highly prejudicial evidence at trial.” Now, the Fifth Amendment won't let …

What the Uber scandal says about us (Opinion)
7 years, 9 months ago

What the Uber scandal says about us (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Chaya Babu is a writer and journalist whose work has appeared in Open City, VICE, The Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Feminist Wire, BuzzFeed and more. The answer in this case is both, Babu says CNN — Perhaps because we are in a moment where nothing serves to shock, the news reported by Recode that a …

Uber threatens to fire self-driving car engineer accused of stealing trade secrets
7 years, 10 months ago

Uber threatens to fire self-driving car engineer accused of stealing trade secrets

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Uber has threatened to fire …

Uber deploys secret weapon against undercover regulators
8 years ago

Uber deploys secret weapon against undercover regulators

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber has been wielding a secret weapon to thwart authorities who have been trying to curtail or shut down its ride-hailing service in cities around the world. The program included a feature nicknamed “Greyball” internally that identified regulators who were posing as riders while trying to collect evidence that Uber’s service was breaking local laws governing taxis. …

Uber will pay $20 million to drivers in USA to settle claims of misleading
8 years, 2 months ago

Uber will pay $20 million to drivers in USA to settle claims of misleading

Firstpost  

Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc has agreed to pay $20 million to settle claims by the U.S. government that it exaggerated prospective earnings in seeking to recruit drivers and downplayed the costs of buying or leasing a car. Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc has agreed to pay $20 million to settle claims by the U.S. government that it exaggerated prospective …

Uber discloses information it handed over to government
8 years, 11 months ago

Uber discloses information it handed over to government

CNN  

Story highlights Uber published its first-ever transparency report Tuesday It revealed what information was handed over to state and federal agencies CNN — If you thought that Uber ride was between you, the driver and your smartphone that may not have been the case. The company says like other tech companies it receives requests from state and local government regulators …

Uber pays £7m settlement in background check dispute
8 years, 11 months ago

Uber pays £7m settlement in background check dispute

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Uber, the ride-sharing company has …

Uber agrees to $25 million California suit settlement on misleading customers
8 years, 11 months ago

Uber agrees to $25 million California suit settlement on misleading customers

Firstpost  

Uber Technologies Inc agreed to a $25 million settlement to end a civil lawsuit in California that accused the ride-sharing company of misleading customers about the strength of its background checks on drivers, prosecutors in Los Angeles and San Francisco said on Thursday. Uber must pay $10 million within 60 days, and the remaining $15 million will be waived if …

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