Privacy News Uber Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data on 57 Million People

[JChris]

Hackers stole the personal data of 57 million customers and drivers from Uber Technologies Inc., a massive breach that the company concealed for more than a year. This week, the ride-hailing firm ousted its chief security officer and one of his deputies for their roles in keeping the hack under wraps, which included a $100,000 payment to the attackers.


Compromised data from the October 2016 attack included names, email addresses and phone numbers of 50 million Uber riders around the world, the company told Bloomberg on Tuesday. The personal information of about 7 million drivers was accessed as well, including some 600,000 U.S. driver’s license numbers. No Social Security numbers, credit card information, trip location details or other data were taken, Uber said.

Who believes all that data was deleted by the hackers after the payment? I don't, rsrsrs.

 

[Aleeyen]

Is there any guarantee that the hackers will really delete the stolen data . Uber

 

[shmu26]

It says in the article that Uber tracked them down and got them to sign a non-disclosure agreement. So if they dump the data on the internet, or sell it, Uber will reveal their identity and put them in jail.

I am sure this kind of cover-up happens a lot more than we know about. You can assume that your basic personal information is up for sale, or already has been purchased.