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Former Uber CSO Charged With Paying ‘Hush Money’ in 2016 Breach Cover-Up

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Joseph Sullivan allegedly paid off $100K to the hackers responsible for a 2016 data breach, which exposed PII of 57 million passengers and drivers.

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The Week in Security: Former Uber CSO convicted over hack cover-up, supply chain attack targets media

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This week: Former Uber CSO is convicted for his attempted cover-up of a 2016 hack of the company. The post The Week in Security: Former Uber CSO convicted over hack cover-up, supply chain attack targets media appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Former Uber CSO Charged in Hack Cover-up

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The charges stem from a 2016 attack in which 57 million records were breached.

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Data Breach Cover Up: Uber's Former CSO Faces Up to 8 Years Behind Bars

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Department of Justice just filed federal charges against Uber's former Chief Security Offier (CSO) for allegedly covering up a company data breach and bribing hackers to stay silent about the attack. Uber paid the hackers $100,000 in BitCoin in December 2016, despite the fact that the hackers refused to provide their true names.

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Uber CISO's trial underscores the importance of truth, transparency, and trust

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Case in point: A federal judge recently ordered Uber Technologies to work with its former CSO, Joseph Sullivan (who held the position from April 2015 to November 2017), and review a plethora of Uber documents that Sullivan has requested in unredacted form for use in his defense in the upcoming criminal trial.

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Guilty verdict in the Uber breach case makes personal liability real for CISOs

CSO Magazine

Yesterday, a federal jury handed down a guilty verdict to Joe Sullivan, the former CSO on charges of “obstruction of the proceedings of the Federal Trade Commission and misprision of felony in connection with the attempted cover-up of a 2016 hack at Uber” according to a notice published by the Department of Justice (DOJ).

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D&O insurance not yet a priority despite criminal trial of Uber’s former CISO

CSO Magazine

Sullivan is charged with trying to conceal from federal investigators the details of a 2016 hack at Uber that exposed the email addresses and phone numbers of 57 million drivers and passengers. The trial of former Uber CISO Joe Sullivan marks the first time a cybersecurity chief has faced potential criminal liability.

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