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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...

Driving Privacy Regulators Crazy: UK Probes Uber Breach
2017-11-22 15:18

'Deliberately Concealing Breaches' Escalates Fines, Privacy Watchdog WarnsBritain's data privacy watchdog has launched a probe of the massive 2016 data breach suffered by Uber. More than 12 months...

Uber Concealed Breach of 57 Million Accounts For A Year
2017-11-22 10:48

Firm Paid Hackers $100,000, But Was It Bug Bounty Reward or Extortion Payoff?Uber paid hackers $100,000 to keep quiet about a 2016 breach that exposed 57 million accounts belonging to customers...

Uber Reveals Breach of 57 Million Users, Admits to Covering Up Incident
2017-11-22 05:40

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said a 2016 data breach that exposed 57 million Uber users and subsequent payment of $100,000 to a hacker to delete data and keep it a secret is inexcusable.

After Getting Hacked, Uber Paid Hackers $100,000 to Keep Data Breach Secret
2017-11-22 01:38

Uber is in headlines once again—this time for concealing last year's data breach that exposed personal data of 57 million customers and drivers. On Tuesday, Uber announced that the company...

Uber Hacked: Information of 57 Million Users Accessed in Covered-Up Breach
2017-11-22 00:46

Uber Covered Up Massive Hack in 2016 for More Than a Year read more

Poor security habits are the ideal recipe for a breach
2017-11-17 12:36

A Preempt survey of more than 200 employees (management level or above) from enterprise companies of 1000 or more people, found that businesses are left exposed by employees who have more access...

Forever 21 Investigating Payment Card Breach
2017-11-15 09:24

Los Angeles-based fashion retailer Forever 21 informed customers on Tuesday that it has launched an investigation into a security incident involving payment systems. The company said it recently...

Forever 21 Warns Shoppers of Payment Card Breach at Some Stores
2017-11-15 04:29

Another day, another data breach. This time a fast-fashion retailer has fallen victim to payment card breach. American clothes retailer Forever 21 announced on Tuesday that the company had...

Report: SEC Plans Breach Reporting Guidance Refresh
2017-11-10 14:03

Regulator Set to Revise 6-Year-Old Cybersecurity RulesAll U.S. publicly traded companies should review how they internally disseminate breach information and expect to see revised cybersecurity...