Uber hides the fact that hackers stole info - Paid the hackers off to keep them quiet

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5105733/Hackers-stole-data-57M-Uber-customers-drivers.html

Hackers stole personal data of 57MILLION Uber customers and drivers - and the company 'paid them $100,000 to delete the information and go away'

• Hackers stole names, email addresses, and phone numbers in October 2016
• The personal data was stolen from 50 million Uber riders and 7 million drivers
• Ride-hailing company managed to conceal massive breach for more than a year
• Joe Sullivan, Uber's chief security officer, was fired this week for his role in keeping the hack quiet
• Last month, an investigation was launched into the activities of Sullivan’s security team and during investigation, the hack and cover-up were discovered
• Ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick reportedly found out about the breack in Nov 2016
• Current CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said 'none of this should have happened, and I will not make excuses for it'

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[Bassomatic]

hahhahahaha how is uber real nigger, just buy a car nigger like stop being poor nigger.

 

[Uncle Warren]

We have uber up here, and no one uses it. Why?

Because our local taxi charges a fucking fraction of what their prices are.

 

[Hui]

Does @Ride drive?

 

[Male Idiot]

Good thing we banned it!

 

[RG 448]

We have uber up here, and no one uses it. Why?

Because our local taxi charges a fucking fraction of what their prices are.

Nice. Competition in business benefits everyone.

 

[DeadwastePrime]

thank goodness i use lyft

 

[WW 635]

lol RIP Uber

 

[RG 448]

lol RIP Uber

#uberisoverparty

 

[AnOminous]

These fucking crooks need to be prosecuted criminally and beggared. Then give those hackers another $100k for making it happen.

It's never going to happen, though.

 

[vertexwindi]

if only trump did this :-)