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A former @Uber executive has been charged with paying "hush money" and concealing information from the @FTC to hide a data breach.
— Rohit Chopra (@chopraftc) August 21, 2020
We must continue to investigate and hold accountable senior executives for their role in privacy and data security scandals. https://t.co/eTfUMvyc3d
The first thing Biden should do is a reverse of Ronald Reagan's breaking the air traffic controllers. Show there's a new boss in town by bankrupting a lawless corporation with a fine that destroys equity/debt holders. Uber seems as good a candidate as any. https://t.co/fA8hPlHVFj
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) August 21, 2020
This is NUTS: "Prosecutors have charged Uber's former chief security off w/ covering up a massive 2016 data breach by arranging a $100,000 payoff to the hackers responsible for the attack. The personal data of 57 mill Uber passengers & drivers was stolen"https://t.co/9XFz931kOl
— Veena Dubal (@veenadubal) August 21, 2020
NEW: Uber's former security chief Joe Sullivan has been criminally charged for concealing the big 2016 data breach https://t.co/M5lYgreAiW
— Shannon Bond (@shannonpareil) August 20, 2020
Joe Sullivan, respected member of the security community and also a former DoJ prosecutor himself, is charged with paying hackers to cover up Uber breach. Before becoming Uber's CISO, he was top security officer at Facebook. https://t.co/oOHUMR2sZu
— Kim Zetter (@KimZetter) August 20, 2020
$100,000 Bug Bounty Award or a Ransom Demand?
— Security Brigade (@securitybrigade) August 21, 2020
Read the story of how Uber arranged to pay $ 100K to silence hackers that had gained access to the data of 57 million Uber passengers.https://t.co/eVPTKm2z1c #InfoSec #DataBreach #Uber #CyberSecurity #Hacking
"hackers got hold of names and driver's license numbers of about 600,000 drivers, as well as the names, email addresses and phone numbers of 57 million passengers and drivers"
— Sasha Perigo (@sashaperigo) August 21, 2020
Context for non-engineers: this is HUGE news.https://t.co/LZNoJubxe6
Federal prosecutors have charged #Uber former chief security officer with covering up a massive 2016 data breach by arranging a $100,000 payoff to the #hackers responsible for the attack #Data #Hack https://t.co/JjcdovYQyd
— Paul (@PaulDDDaughters) August 20, 2020
Generally, not a good thing to pay bribes. --
— Alan W. Silberberg (@IdeaGov) August 21, 2020
Former Uber Executive Charged With Paying 'Hush Money' To Conceal Massive Breach https://t.co/hB4ZN2gCHh
Uber's former Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan is being charged with illegal non-disclosure of a MAJOR security breach. If he's found guilty, he could serve eight years and pay up to $50K.
— Sasha Perigo (@sashaperigo) August 21, 2020
Joe Sullivan is a REALLY big name in the security community.https://t.co/LZNoJubxe6
NEW: Federal prosecutors have charged a former Uber executive with paying "hush money" to cover up a 2016 hack that exposed the personal data of 57 million passengers and drivers.
— NPR (@NPR) August 20, 2020
https://t.co/a9CnyBq2jx
Former Uber Executive Charged With Paying 'Hush Money' To Hackers to Conceal Massive Customer Data Breach involving 57 Million Accountshttps://t.co/Sg9eLCRj7C
— Writer Thomas Pluck (@thomaspluck) August 21, 2020