Former Uber security chief convicted over cover-up of 2016 breach
A data breach occurred at Uber in 2016. Joe Sullivan, then the company's security chief, was convicted in connection with covering up the incident. The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the conviction in March 2025.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Uber
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- Other countries
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Timeline
- Former Uber security chief Joe Sullivan commented on his conviction related to the data breach.
- The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld Joe Sullivan's conviction related to covering up the data breach.
4 related reports
- Ex-Uber CSO Joe Sullivan on why he ‘had to get over’ shock of data breach conviction
- Ninth Circuit upholds conviction of ex-Uber security chief in data breach cover-up
- Ninth Circuit Upholds Conviction of Former Uber Security Chief Joseph Sullivan in Connection with 2016 Uber Data Security Breach (via Passle)
- C-Suite Lessons From Joe Sullivan And The Uber Data Breach
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