Uber to pay $148M settlement over 2016 data breach

Uber agreed to pay $148 million to settle a November 2016 data breach that affected about 57 million drivers and riders, New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood said Sept. 26.

Fifty states and the District of Columbia reached the settlement with Uber. The payment relates to $100,000 Uber said it paid hackers to conceal the data breach. The settlement resolves claims that Uber violated state laws on how to notify affected individuals about data breaches.

The settlement also requires Uber to adopt certain model data breach notification and data security practices. Additionally, it requires the company to create an integrity program for employees to report unethical behavior, as well as hire an independent third party to examine its data security practices.

In November 2016, U.S.- and Canada-based hackers told Uber security officials they had downloaded the personal information — including names, license information, email addresses and mobile phone numbers — of 57 million drivers and riders. Uber paid the hackers $100,000 to conceal the breach, according to allegations. Uber ultimately provided notice of the breach a year after the event.

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