Penalty Amount
$148,000,000
Uber Technologies, Inc. agreed to pay $148 million to settle a multi-state investigation into a data breach that compromised personal information of riders and drivers. The breach occurred in November 2016 but was not disclosed until November 2017. Uber must adopt new policies to safeguard consumer data.
Uber must pay $148 million and implement new policies and procedures to protect personal information.
In-house legal teams should review all agreements involving data handling, including vendor contracts with third-party service providers (e.g., GitHub, AWS), customer and driver agreements for data consent and usage, and employee or contractor agreements for access controls. Specific clauses to scrutinize are data security standards, breach notification requirements with explicit timelines, incident response procedures, data retention schedules, and compliance with state privacy laws. Changes may be needed to strengthen security obligations, mandate prompt breach disclosure (e.g., within 72 hours), include regular security audits and penetration testing, ensure data encryption, and align with evolving state data protection regulations to avoid delayed reporting like in this case.
Entity
Uber Technologies, Inc.
Also known as: Uber
Industry
TechnologyOfficial Press Release
https://www.njoag.gov/ag-grewal-announces-historic-settlement-resolving-uber-data-breach-n-j-to-receive-3-75-million-share-of-largest-multi-state-data-breach-settlement-to-date/
New Jersey Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://www.njoag.gov/about/divisions-and-offices/division-of-consumer-affairs/
"Uber Technologies, Inc."
"total of $148 million"
"state laws relating to the collection, maintenance and safeguarding of consumers’ personal information"
"state data breach notification laws"
"the personal information of Uber riders and drivers, including names, e-mail addresses and mobile phone numbers associated with rider accounts throughout the U.S., and the names and driver’s license numbers of approximately 600,000 Uber drivers."
"The data breach occurred in November 2016, but was not disclosed by Uber until a year later, in November 2017."
$148.0M
Uber Technologies, Inc. settled for $148 million over a 2016 data breach that exposed 57 million users' personal information. The company was accused of covering up the breach by paying hackers and failing to notify authorities or affected drivers as required by law. The settlement includes a large penalty and mandates robust data security practices, privacy-by-design integration, and regular reporting to prevent future incidents.
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$400.0M
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