Uber drivers' information stolen in a third-party hack
Uber sends warning to drivers whose information was stolen in a data breach.
In October, an AI provider collaborating with Uber suffered a data breach that compromised the personal information and licenses of numerous drivers. This revelation came to light in a filing Uber submitted to several attorneys general, detailing the notice they sent to their drivers regarding the incident.
Uber disclosed that the breach occurred on October 9, when one of its service providers, Fireworks.ai, was hacked. The attackers obtained internal credentials from Fireworks and subsequently gained access to Uber's data connected to the provider. Uber confirmed to TechCrunch that Fireworks, a cloud platform offering clients access to open-source AI models, was the third-party vendor implicated in the incident.
TechCrunch reported that the exact number of drivers affected remains undisclosed. However, it stated that licenses of 3,430 individuals from South Carolina, 2,567 from Massachusetts, and 1,873 from Rhode Island were exposed in the breach. The exact details about the extent to which the stolen information was either sold or leaked online remained unclear. Neither Uber nor Fireworks provided further information on these aspects of the incident.
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