Former Uber security chief convicted in hack cover-up

Updated : Oct 21, 2022 10:52
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Editorji News Desk

A jury found Uber's former security chief guilty of federal crimes for covering up a massive hack that compromised personal information of users and drivers. 

Joseph Sullivan was found guilty of obstructing the work of the Federal Trade Commission and of failing to let authorities know about a crime when he hid a 2016 hack instead of reporting it, according to news outlets.

Sullivan sought to pay off the hackers by funneling money through a "bug bounty" program that rewards developers for revealing security vulnerabilities without doing any harm. 

According to reports, Stolen files included names, email addresses and mobile phone numbers for millions of riders, and the names and driver license information of some 600,000 drivers. 

Sullivan was Uber chief security officer from April 2015 to November 2017.

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