Uber Investigation news and trends

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...

DOJ Investigates More Allegations At Uber
Ridesharing // October 12, 2017

Uber, the embattled ride-hailing company, is reportedly facing five or more criminal investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), two of which have been already reported. That’s according to Bloomberg, which said in a report Wednesday (Oct. 11) that when Dara Khosrowshahi was appointed...

Uber To Be Investigated For Violating Foreign Bribery Laws
Ridesharing // August 30, 2017

According to sources, the U.S. Justice Department has started a preliminary investigation into whether managers at Uber violated a federal law against foreign bribery. The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported news that the agency has begun to review allegations that...

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EU Privacy Regulators To Coordinate Uber Hack Cover-Up Inquiries

November 30, 2017
Privacy regulators of the European Union said Wednesday (Nov. 29) they have created a task force to coordinate the inquiries into the data breach at Uber, which the ride-hailing company covered up for a year. According to a news report in Reuters, European data protection authorities said regulators from France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the U.K. […]

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....

Uber To Be Investigated For Violating Foreign Bribery Laws

August 30, 2017
According to sources, the U.S. Justice Department has started a preliminary investigation into whether managers at Uber violated a federal law against foreign bribery. The Wall Street Journal, citing people...