Uber Data Breach news and trends

Uber’s Rough Ride And Amazon’s Holiday Stride
Sizzle/Fizzle // December 01, 2017

Breaches, scandals galore, and not a few losses on the bottom line -- call it a year Uber wants in the rearview mirror, with a  Fizzling end to 2017.  In the meantime, Amazon grabs holiday cheer, ready for Prime time with Alexa giving voice to...

Regulators Want Answers From Uber Over Hidden Hack
Ridesharing // November 23, 2017

Ride-hailing app company Uber, which made news when it covered up a huge data breach that exposed roughly 600,000 driver’s license numbers, could face investigations by regulators around the globe. According to a report in Fortune published Wednesday (Nov. 22), regulators in the U.K., U.S., Australia and...

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Uber’s Rough Ride And Amazon’s Holiday Stride

December 01, 2017
Breaches, scandals galore, and not a few losses on the bottom line -- call it a year Uber wants in the rearview mirror, with a  Fizzling end to 2017.  In the meantime, Amazon grabs holiday cheer, ready for Prime time with Alexa giving voice to payments (literally).

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Uber Says Hackers Never Got Credit Card, SSN Info

December 14, 2017
Uber said there is no evidence that hackers accessed user credit card, bank account or Social Security numbers during a data breach that occurred last year. According to Fox Business, Uber revealed the update in a letter to U.S. senators who demanded information on the hack. A cybersecurity firm hired to investigate the hack did find that […]

Regulators Want Answers From Uber Over Hidden Hack

November 23, 2017
Ride-hailing app company Uber, which made news when it covered up a huge data breach that exposed roughly 600,000 driver’s license numbers, could face investigations by regulators around the globe....