What is the Uber CISO investigation about?

Former Chief Security Officer Of Uber Convicted Of Federal Charges For Covering Up Data Breach Involving Millions Of Uber User Records. SAN FRANCISCO – A federal jury convicted Joseph Sullivan, the former Chief Security Officer of Uber Technologies, Inc.



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On October 5, 2022, after a one-month trial, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California convicted Sullivan on federal charges of (1) obstructing a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation of Uber's data security practices and (2) failing to report a felony.

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Uber's former chief security officer has avoided jail and been sentenced to three years' probation for covering up a cyber-attack from authorities. Joseph Sullivan was found guilty of paying hackers $100,000 (£79,000) after they gained access to 57 million records of Uber customers, including names and phone numbers.

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Booking Fake Rides Perhaps one of the most widespread Uber scandals, the earliest days of Uber were tainted by the sabotage of other ride-sharing apps. Uber drivers, employees, and managers would schedule rides on other apps to book them and then cancel at the last minute.

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The whistleblower: Mark MacGann As its chief European lobbyist, he led its government affairs and public advocacy team in Brussels before leaving to join Uber for a considerably lower salary.

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Despite prosecutors recommending at least two years of jail time, Sullivan won't spend any time in prison for his role in covering up Uber's data breach from the Federal Trade Commission in 2016.

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What Data Did the Hacker Access? After successfully connecting to Uber's intranet, the hacker gained access to the company's VPN and discovered Microsoft Powershell scripts containing the login credentials of an admin user in Thycotic - the company's Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution.

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In April of 2017, another secret was uncovered: Uber executives were using software installed in their drivers' cars to spy on rival rideshare companies. Since the drivers were independent contractors, they can drive for both Lyft and Uber.

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Former Chief Security Officer Of Uber Sentenced To Three Years' Probation For Covering Up Data Breach Involving Millions Of Uber User Records.

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Corporate officers can be held personally liable by various regulatory agencies for how they respond to data security issues, including lawsuits from investors and class-action litigation from consumers.

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Other controversies involving Uber include various unethical practices such as aggressive lobbying and ignoring and evading local regulations. Many of these were revealed by a leak of documents showing controversial activity between 2013 and 2017 under the leadership of Travis Kalanick.

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