Uber admits covering up 2016 hacking, avoids prosecution in US settlement

Uber admits covering up 2016 hacking, avoids prosecution in US settlement

An Uber car in traffic. Photo by Dan Gold on Unsplash

Uber Technologies Inc on Friday accepted responsibility for covering up a 2016 data breach that affected 57 million passengers and drivers, as part of a settlement with U.S. prosecutors to avoid criminal charges.

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