Microsoft may still be violating privacy rules, says Dutch regulator
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Uber fined $1.17 million by U.K., Dutch authorities for 2016 breach
Ridehailing company Uber drew fines totaling $1.17 million from British and Dutch authorities on Tuesday for its handling of a 2016 data breach that exposed the personal information of roughly 57 million passengers and drivers. The breach occurred in October 2016, revealing names, email addresses, phone numbers and driver’s license numbers belonging to many users. Uber paid hackers $100,000 to keep quiet and destroy the stolen data. Customers were first notified when the company’s new CEO announced the incident a year later. The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office, in issuing a fine of £385,000 ($491,284) on Tuesday, said that a “series of avoidable data security flaws” led to the exposure of personal data of 2.7 million riders and 82,000 drivers in the country. The Dutch Data Protection Authority also issued a fine of €600,000 ($679,257) on Tuesday, saying that the breach affected 174,000 Dutch citizens and that Uber violated the […]
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