Uber admits covering up massive 2016 data breach in settlement with US prosecutors
by Andrew J. Hawkins from The Verge - All Posts on (#61S9Z)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Uber admitted to covering up a massive cybersecurity attack that took place in October 2016, exposing the confidential data of 57 million customers and drivers, as part of a settlement with the US Department of Justice to avoid criminal prosecution.
In order to not be prosecuted for the cover-up, Uber admits that its personnel failed to report the November 2016 data breach to the [Federal Trade Commission] despite a pending FTC investigation into data security at the company," according to a press release from the DOJ.
Hackers used stolen credentials to access a private source code repository and obtain a proprietary access key
Hackers used stolen credentials to access a private source code repository and obtain a proprietary access...