Uber Says US Drivers’ License Data Stolen in Data Breach
Uber said the breach affected thousands of drivers and included license data, while state notices showed 3,430 South Carolina residents were impacted.
- Uber is notifying thousands of drivers that their personal information, including driver's license data, was stolen during an October breach at tech provider Fireworks AI, with the ride-hail giant filing notices this week to U.S. attorneys general.
- Fireworks reported a data breach last month in which hackers stole internal credentials, which were then used to access Uber's account with the provider; Uber was notified of the unauthorized access on October 9.
- Stolen records include driver's licenses of 2,567 individuals in Massachusetts, 3,430 people across South Carolina, and 1,873 residents of Rhode Island, with Illinois numbers pending and California drivers also notified.
- Uber severed its data connections with the provider and is offering affected drivers free credit monitoring and fraud assistance through Cyberscout, a TransUnion company, with 90 days to enroll.
- This incident marks Uber's second known data breach this year, following a security incident at its Uber Freight truck shipping unit, and online productivity startup Notion also confirmed its data was stolen in the Fireworks hack.
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Life.ruUber, an American company, reported that unknown perpetrators had access to user information; unknown perpetrators had obtained unauthorized access to the personal information of users of the Uber United States taxi service; the notification of the incident was published on the website of the Attorney General of California, transmitting RIA News. The document noted that on 9 October 2026, a contractor had informed Uber of the compromise of its i…
Uber confirms hackers stole thousands of drivers' license information in data breach - National Cyber Security Consulting
Uber is notifying thousands of drivers that their personal and driver’s license information was stolen during an October data breach at one of the company’s tech providers. In notices filed this week with several U.S. attorneys general, including California, the ride-hail giant said it was notified on October 9 by the provider that hackers broke […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed!
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