Sullivan was at Uber as its Chief Security Officer. (Getty Images) Former Uber CSO criminally charged with covering up 2016 data breach The incident appears to be the first instance of an executive being charged in connection with a breach. Aug 20, 2020 By Jeff Stone
Matt Olsen speaks in April 2012 at an event hosted in Arlington, Virginia, by the Intelligence and National Security Alliance. (Rachel Lynne Smith / Reality Prose Productions / Flickr) Uber hires former NSA counsel Matt Olsen as top security executive The former co-founder off IronNet Cybersecurity and former general counsel of the National Security Agency will be the ridesharing company's chief trust and security officer. Aug 14, 2018 By Patrick Howell O'Neill
(flickr) Uber security executives leave company amid lawsuit and breach investigation Two security employees are resigning, and another is taking medical leave. All three were apparently working at Uber during the October 2016 breach. Dec 1, 2017 By Zaid Shoorbajee
(Pexels) Uber paid $100K to cover up 2016 data breach of 57 million users The breach took place in October 2016 and revealed names, email addresses, phone numbers and U.S. driver's license numbers. Nov 21, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill