Chicago To Uber: Once More Unto The Breach?

After second hacking scandal, second city joins wave of new suits

Origin Story

If the first Uber data breach was epic, there may not be a word for the second.

Back in 2014, an Uber employee left his login information on a highly trafficked software development platform, but failed to protect or encrypt the information. As a result, hackers identified the information and used it to access more than 100,000 names and driver's license numbers – this in spite of a number of public assurances that the company made regarding its data security.

It was a bush-league mistake by a sole employee, but the company promised regulators it would review and strengthen its data security program by, in part, adopting multifactor authentication of user credentials and engaging in ongoing monitoring by security specialists.