Uber signed a deal with US prosecutors last Friday (22) To avoid criminal charges for the 2016 data breach that exposed data on 57 million passengers and drivers. The company accepted responsibility only to cover up the data breach disclosed by the company in 2017.
With the prohibition of prosecution agreement, Uber admitted that it did not inform the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about the November 2016 hack.. The company has also agreed to cooperate with the prosecution of former security director Joe Sullivan, who was fired from the company shortly after the cyber incident came to light.
Uber waited nearly a year to report the data breach, according to San Francisco prosecutor Stephanie Hinds. According to the agency ReutersHinds pointed to the 2018 agreement between Uber and the FTC to maintain a comprehensive privacy program for 20 years.
Sullivan reportedly paid the attackers $100,000 in bitcoins to keep quiet, thereby signing a confidentiality agreement about data theft.
Also in 2018, Uber paid fines equivalent to $148 million to all 50 US states and the capital, Washington, for its slowness in filing the case. The company did not comment on the new decision.
Source: Tec Mundo
