2016 breach revealed — 57M records, $100k paid to hackers

2017 57.0M records affected

Data compromised

Details not publicly disclosed

Technical writeup

Bloomberg revealed Uber covered up late-2016 breach: two hackers stole 57M customer records; Uber paid $100k to delete data and stay quiet despite ongoing FTC talks. CEO Khosrowshahi disclosed; Sullivan resigned.

Root cause

Vulnerability exploited; cover-up.

References

https://www.uber.com/newsroom/security/