Security News > 2017 > November > Uber suffered massive data breach, paid hackers to keep quiet about it
2017-11-22 15:58
Uber suffered a breach in October 2016, which resulted in the compromise of sensitive information of some 57 million users and drivers, and paid off the hackers to keep mum about it. Compromised data According to a statement by current Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, the stolen data included names, email addresses and mobile phone numbers of users and drivers around the world, as well as driver’s license numbers of around 600,000 drivers in the United … More →
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