Former Uber CSO Charged With Paying ‘Hush Money’ in 2016 Breach Cover-Up
Threatpost
AUGUST 21, 2020
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
Security Boulevard
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
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
Dark Reading
AUGUST 20, 2020
The charges stem from a 2016 attack in which 57 million records were breached.
Data Breach Cover Up: Uber's Former CSO Faces Up to 8 Years Behind Bars
SecureWorld News
AUGUST 21, 2020
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.
Uber CISO's trial underscores the importance of truth, transparency, and trust
CSO Magazine
MAY 19, 2022
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.
Guilty verdict in the Uber breach case makes personal liability real for CISOs
CSO Magazine
OCTOBER 6, 2022
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).
D&O insurance not yet a priority despite criminal trial of Uber’s former CISO
CSO Magazine
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
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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