Uber leaked info on 57 million people—then tried to cover it up

Hackers stole the personal data of 57 million Uber customers and drivers over the course of a year, the company admitted in a blog post Tuesday. 

Of course, Uber being Uber, there’s more to the story.

Instead of owning up to the issue, the chief security officer of the company covered it up and paid out $100,000 to the hackers, according to Bloomberg. 

The data breach included names, email addresses, and phone numbers of about 50 million Uber riders and the personal information of 7 million drivers. Bad news: it included 600,000 license numbers. Good news: no social security numbers and no details about rides. And there have been no signs of fraud, according to Uber.  Read more…

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