Former Uber security officer charged with covering up 2016 data hack

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Joseph Sullivan paid hackers $100,000 to keep silent about the hack

The US Department of Justice has charged Uber Technologies' former chief security officer for paying hackers to cover up a 2016 data breach that affected nearly 57 million customers and drivers of ...

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