Uber exec covered-up ransom payment for millions of drivers (Includes interview)
This 2020 Digital Journal article reports that Uber paid hackers a ransom after they downloaded a database of personal data, and that the payment went undisclosed. Casey Ellis, founder of Bugcrowd, says the affair has shaped public views of hackers and that ethical researchers must be distinguished from bad actors.
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The report indicates that the ransom was requested by malicious hackers after obtaining access to and downloading Uber's database containing personally
Inventors / authors: Dr. Tim Sandle