The former chief security officer for Uber was convicted Wednesday of trying to cover up up a 2016 data breach in Which hackers reached into the dozens of millions of Customer records from the passenger reservation service.
Federal jury in San Francisco Condemned Joseph Sullivan of obstruction justice Concealment of knowledge of a federal felony prosecutors He said.
Sullivan remains Free on Bonds suspended judgment and can face a total of eight years in prison on The two counts when sentencing him, prosecutors He said.
Technology companies in The northern area of collection of ca and store Huge amounts of US attorney Stephanie M. Hinds “Data from Users” in a permit. We will not tolerate cover-ups of Important information From public By corporate executives more benefit in protect them reputation And that of employers from in protection of users.
was thought to be first criminal prosecution of company manager over data breach.
Attorney for Sullivan, David Angeli, took issue with judgment.
“Mr. Sullivan’s sole focus— in This accident and throughout his distinguished career – guaranteed safety of people personal data on Internet,” Angeli told the New York Times.
Email to Uber seeking comment on The conviction was not immediately reinstated.
Sullivan has been appointed as Uber’s chief security officer in 2015. In November 2016, an email was sent to Sullivan by hackers, and employees quickly confirmed that they had stolen records on About 57 million users and also 600,000 driver’s license numbers, prosecutors He said.
after learning of Breach, Sullivan started a scheme to hide it from public and the Federal Trade Commission, which was investigating smaller hacking in 2014, authorities said.
According to the US Attorney officeSullivan told his subordinates that ” story outside of Security group It was that “this investigation does not exist”, and arranged to pay $ 100,000 to the hackers in bitcoin in exchange for They sign nondisclosure agreements that pledge not to disclose the breach. he is also The violation was never mentioned by an Uber lawyer who They were involved with Federal Trade Commission inquiry, prosecutors He said.
The US Attorney said office He said.
Uber new The administration has launched an investigation into the breach in the fall of 2017. Although Sullivan lied to new CEO and others truth The breach has been detected made public and prosecutors He said.
Sullivan was shot with Craig Clark, Uber’s attorney, told him about the breach. Clark has been granted immunity by prosecutors witnessed against Sullivan.
No other Uber executives have been charged in the case.
The intruders pleaded guilty in 2019 to computer The charges of conspiracy and fraud are awaiting sentencing.
Adin Sullivan of of Obstruction of procedures of FTC and error of A felony, i.e. concealment of knowledge of felony of the authorities.
Meanwhile, some experts questioned how Lots of cyber security improved In Uber since the breach.
company announced last The month all of its services were up and running after what security professionals described as a major data breach, claiming there was no evidence the hacker obtained it. access for sensitive user data.
Looks like the lone pirate has won access Pretending to be a colleague, fooling an Uber employee in handing over their credentials. Screenshots shared by the hacker with Security researchers say they got it full access To cloud-based systems where Uber stores sensitive client and financial data.
unknown how Lots of data stolen by hacker or how Long ago they were inside Uber network. There was no sign of it destroyed data.
The former chief security officer for Uber was convicted Wednesday of trying to cover up up a 2016 data breach in Which hackers reached into the dozens of millions of Customer records from the passenger reservation service.
Federal jury in San Francisco Condemned Joseph Sullivan of obstruction justice Concealment of knowledge of a federal felony prosecutors He said.
Sullivan remains Free on Bonds suspended judgment and can face a total of eight years in prison on The two counts when sentencing him, prosecutors He said.
Technology companies in The northern area of collection of ca and store Huge amounts of US attorney Stephanie M. Hinds “Data from Users” in a permit. We will not tolerate cover-ups of Important information From public By corporate executives more benefit in protect them reputation And that of employers from in protection of users.
was thought to be first criminal prosecution of company manager over data breach.
Attorney for Sullivan, David Angeli, took issue with judgment.
“Mr. Sullivan’s sole focus— in This accident and throughout his distinguished career – guaranteed safety of people personal data on Internet,” Angeli told the New York Times.
Email to Uber seeking comment on The conviction was not immediately reinstated.
Sullivan has been appointed as Uber’s chief security officer in 2015. In November 2016, an email was sent to Sullivan by hackers, and employees quickly confirmed that they had stolen records on About 57 million users and also 600,000 driver’s license numbers, prosecutors He said.
after learning of Breach, Sullivan started a scheme to hide it from public and the Federal Trade Commission, which was investigating smaller hacking in 2014, authorities said.
According to the US Attorney officeSullivan told his subordinates that ” story outside of Security group It was that “this investigation does not exist”, and arranged to pay $ 100,000 to the hackers in bitcoin in exchange for They sign nondisclosure agreements that pledge not to disclose the breach. he is also The violation was never mentioned by an Uber lawyer who They were involved with Federal Trade Commission inquiry, prosecutors He said.
The US Attorney said office He said.
Uber new The administration has launched an investigation into the breach in the fall of 2017. Although Sullivan lied to new CEO and others truth The breach has been detected made public and prosecutors He said.
Sullivan was shot with Craig Clark, Uber’s attorney, told him about the breach. Clark has been granted immunity by prosecutors witnessed against Sullivan.
No other Uber executives have been charged in the case.
The intruders pleaded guilty in 2019 to computer The charges of conspiracy and fraud are awaiting sentencing.
Adin Sullivan of of Obstruction of procedures of FTC and error of A felony, i.e. concealment of knowledge of felony of the authorities.
Meanwhile, some experts questioned how Lots of cyber security improved In Uber since the breach.
company announced last The month all of its services were up and running after what security professionals described as a major data breach, claiming there was no evidence the hacker obtained it. access for sensitive user data.
Looks like the lone pirate has won access Pretending to be a colleague, fooling an Uber employee in handing over their credentials. Screenshots shared by the hacker with Security researchers say they got it full access To cloud-based systems where Uber stores sensitive client and financial data.
unknown how Lots of data stolen by hacker or how Long ago they were inside Uber network. There was no sign of it destroyed data.