US,UK, Australia and Philippines to investigate hack that affected 57m peopleGlobal nature of breach exposes Uber to potential liability in many regionsUber is facing government scrutiny around the world in the wake of its admission it concealed a massive data breach affecting 57 million drivers and passengers. The $68bn ride-hailing company acknowledged Tuesday that hackers had stolen the personal information in October 2016, and that Uber had paid them $100000 to end the information and keep the breach restful. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk