Uber users have to allow the company to have access to a lot of person information: names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, credit card info, ride information -- including locations. The app needs this information for ridesharing to work. However hackers were able to access and download information from 57 million users. What did Uber do when they found out? Nothing. Rather than announce the hack, the previous CEO of Uber kept the hack quiet. They were able to contact the hackers and paid them off to delete the data they stole. There is no evidence whether or not the hackers did this.
Hackers have stolen personal data for 57 million Uber customers and drivers, the ride-hailing company said Tuesday. The stolen information includes names, home addresses, mobile phone numbers and emails of 50 million people who have used Uber around the world. The breach also exposed the driver's licenses and other information for roughly 7 million drivers for the company, including 600,000 in the U.S. No Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, birth dates or trip location data were taken, Uber said, adding that it hasn't seen evidence of fraud related to the breach. The company said it is monitoring affected accounts for signs of misuse.
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