Uber’s data breach under investigation

According to a report by Reuters citing “sources familiar with the situation”, the United States Department of Justice is pursuing a criminal investigation around Uber’s May 2014 data breach.

Last May, Uber’s database was breached by an unknown third party, and
revealed the names and license plate numbers of about 50,000 drivers throughout the country.

Uber confirmed the data breach in February of this year, and two sources have since said that the IP address associated with the security key used in the breach was linked to Lyft Chief Technology Officer Chris Lambert. Though, Uber’s court documents make no direct connection between the IP address used, the data breach and the hacker.

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Department of Justice spokesperson Abraham Simmons said that he could not confirm or deny a criminal probe. Meanwhile, Lambert’s attorney told said that Lambert “had nothing to do” with the breach. Lyft has also previously said that it conducted its own investigation, and concluded that none of its employees had anything to do with the breach.

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