December 08, 2017

Uber disguised $100,000 hacker payoff as bug bounty, claims Reuters

Can a hacker's extortion demand ever be paid off as though it were a bug bounty? Or is that a step too far?

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December 04, 2017

Proposed law would jail execs who fail to report data breaches

The Senate's looking at YOU, Uber!

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November 22, 2017

What we know about Uber (so far, anyway) [VIDEO]

Uber is the data breach story of the week that looks set to become the saga of the month/quarter/year/decade. Here's the story so far...

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November 22, 2017

Uber suffered massive data breach, then paid hackers to keep quiet

Uber suffered a data breach in 2016, but didn't tell anyone - instead, it seems the company paid the hackers to help to hush it up.

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September 08, 2017

News in brief: Uber faces FBI probe; Samsung offers bug bounties; ‘Humpty Dumpty’ hackers jailed

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news

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August 29, 2017

News in brief: Turing’s documents found; Uber steps back on tracking; feathered threat to police

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news

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August 17, 2017

Uber faces privacy audits every two years until 2037, rules FTC

Uber 'failed consumers in two key ways' says FTC after probe into catalogue of privacy concerns

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August 10, 2017

News in brief: Vertus go cheap; Uber debuts chat; Ikea gets smart

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news

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August 04, 2017

Uber drivers game the system – force up fares

Uber’s algorithmic micromanagement may be counterproductive as drivers try to break free of it

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