Former Uber security chief found guilty of concealing data breach
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Joe Sullivan failed to report a cybersecurity incident to authorities in 2016
A San Francisco jury has found Uber's former chief security officer, Joe Sullivan, guilty of criminal obstruction for failing to report a 2016 cybersecurity incident to authorities.
Sullivan, who was fired from Uber in 2017, was found guilty on counts of obstruction of justice and deliberate concealment of felony, a spokesperson from the US justice department confirmed on Wednesday.
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