UK data watchdog opens its own investigation into Uber hack

The ride-hailing company confirmed yesterday that a hack in October 2016 affected as many as 57 million customers. Names, email addresses and phone numbers were stolen in the attack, but Uber kept details of the breach secret, choosing instead to pay the hackers $100,000 to delete the information. “Uber’s announcement about a concealed data breach …

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