Hack Brief: Uber Paid Off Hackers to Hide a 57-Million User Data Breach
Hack Brief: Uber Paid Off Hackers to Hide a 57-Million User Data Breach
Security, Spoken · SpokenLayer
November 22, 20175m 39s
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Show Notes
By now, the name Uber has become practically synonymous with scandal. But this time the company has outdone itself, building a Jenga-style tower of scandals on top of scandals that has only now come crashing down. Not only did the ridesharing service lose control of 57 million people's private information, it also hid that massive breach for more than a year, a cover-up that potentially defied data breach disclosure laws.
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