Did you know that in January, Uber agreed to pay $20 million to settle FTC charges it misled drivers about how much they could make using the platform?

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

Did you know that Uber's is finally disclosing that hackers accessed the personal information of 57 million riders and drivers last year?

Did you know at the time of the breach, Uber paid hackers $100,000 to destroy the data and did not
tell regulators or users that their information was stolen?

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Did you know that Uber is trying to salvage its reputation following a number of high-profile
controversies, including using software called Greyball to evade regulators, a court battle over allegedly stolen secrets from Google's self-driving car division, and a slew of complaints regarding sexual harassment and toxic company culture?

Did you know that Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said two hackers broke into the company in late 2016 and stole personal data, including phone numbers, email addresses, and names, of 57 million Uber users?

Did you know that among that information, the hackers stole 600,000 driver's license numbers of drivers for the company?

Did you know that Khosrowshahi says hackers accessed the data through a third-party, cloud-based service?

Did you know that according to Bloomberg, they got into Uber's GitHub account, a site many engineers and companies use to store code and track projects?

Did you know that the hackers found the username and password to access Uber user data stored in an Amazon server?

Jeremiah Grossman,

Did you know that Jeremiah Grossman, chief of security strategy at security firm SentinelOne, says
this was not a sophisticated hack?


Did you know that instead of alerting users and authorities to the breach as required by law, Uber paid the hackers $100,000.
Uber says it obtained assurances the data was destroyed.
Law enforcement advises companies to not pay hackers and report breaches to the authorities?

Andrea Matwyshyn

According to Andrea Matwyshyn, professor of law and computer science at Northeastern University, if companies pay cyber criminals money for hacking in to there systems, they will only continue to do it?


Did you know that paying hackers to return data is common practice, for instance, it's expected ransomware payments -- paying hackers to unlock files after a cyberattack -- will top $2 billion this year, according to new research from cybersecurity firm Bitdefender?

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Did you know that Uber's payoff to prevent hackers from leaking the stolen data is more similar to

recent extortion attempts on Netflix and HBO than ransomware campaigns?

Did you know that hackers threatened to release TV shows unless the companies paid them although Neither firm paid the extortionists?

Did you know that Matwyshyn says it's possible Uber will face consequences from both state and federal agencies?

Did you know that Forty-eight states have security breach notification laws which require companies to disclose when hackers access private information, including California, where Uber is headquartered?

Did you know that the State Attorneys General from New York and Massachusetts have opened investigations into the data breach/

Senator Richard Blumenthal

Did you know that in Washington, D.C., Senator Richard Blumenthal urged the Federal Trade Commission to take action against the company and impose "significant penalties?"

Did you know that Senator Blumenthal urged that the"Senate Commerce Committee should hold hearing to demand Uber explain their outrageous breach - and inexplicable delay in informing its consumers and drivers?"

Did you know that an FTC spokesman said in a statement: "We are aware of press reports describing a breach in late 2016 at Uber and Uber officials' actions after that breach?

Did you know that in January, Uber agreed to pay $20 million

Uber agreed to pay $20 million

to settle FTC charges it misled drivers about how much they could make using the platform?

Did you know that UBER also settled FTC allegations that it made deceptive privacy and security claims in August?

Did you know that the FTC said Uber did not properly monitor employee access to customer information?

Did you know that the FTC gave UBER 180  days to obtain an independent audit into its privacy and security practices?

Did you know that Uber's hack doesn't measure up to other major breaches. Cyber criminals targeted Equifax earlier this year, compromising the personal information -- including names, addresses and social security numbers -- of over 145 million people?

Did you know that in 2013, a hack of Yahoo impacted very single account -- 3 billion in total?

Did you know that consumers might find this latest Uber scandal more troubling than its other legal or public relations problems fifty-seven million people is a significant chunk of Uber's user base, which hit 40 million monthly active riders last year?

Did you know that Grossman says the breach may not change consumer behavior, but it will be costly for the company, at best, it will impact their bottom line. The cost of dealing with this -- they're going to have lawsuits and legal fees," Grossman said?

Did you know that when Khosrowshahi became CEO in August, he inherited a slew of controversial problems, its legal troubles, such as criticism for sexual harassment issues, underpaying and deceiving drivers, questioning a rape victim, and surge pricing during times of crisis?


Did you know that CEO Travis Kalanick, who was in charge when the hack took place, is still on the company's board of directors?

Did you know that Khosrowshahi is promising change, Kalanick's place in a leadership role serves as a reminder they are keeping someone who signed off on controversial issues tied to the company?

Did you know that Uber is expected to go public in 2019?

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