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Expert Commentary: Uber Covers-up Ransom Payment For PII Of 57M Drivers

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Today, the Department of Justice issued a release disclosing the charges of Former Uber CISO Joseph Sullivan. The charges result from Sullivan’s attempt to cover up paying out a ransom, requested by malicious hackers after obtaining access to and downloading Uber’s database containing personally identifying information associated with approximately 57 million Uber users and drivers, in the form of a bug bounty program.

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