Uber apologises to Brazilians for 2016 massive data breach
Rio de Janeiro, April 14: Uber on Friday apologised to its 156,000 users in Brazil, whose personal information was leaked in a major data breach in 2016.
In an email to the users, the ride-sharing company admitted that their names, emails and cellphone numbers had been seized by hackers in the incident, Xinhua news agency reported.
However, it added that the specialists hired to investigate the data breach had found no evidence that records of journeys, credit card numbers, bank accounts or birth dates had been seized. It also said it had not found any fraud or illicit use of the data.
Uber was accused of having paid the hackers to hide the lapse for over a year. The company paid hackers $100,000 to destroy the stolen data of 57 million users worldwide.
The Brazilian users were notified only after an agreement was signed between Uber and the Brazilian Attorney-General's personal data protection office.
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Bengaluru autorickshaw driver killed as metro rail viaduct falls on him
Bengaluru (PTI): An autorickshaw driver was killed and his passenger sustained serious injuries when a metro rail viaduct being transported on truck fell on the auto here in the wee hours of Wednesday, police said.
The deceased auto driver Kasim, a resident of Hegde Nagar, was receiving money from the passenger when the viaduct fell on them at Kogilu Cross, police added.
The truck driver fled the spot after the accident.
According to an eyewitness, the 18-wheel truck carrying the concrete viaduct was taking a turn when the viaduct slipped from it and fell on the autorickshaw, killing the driver instantly.
Seriously injured passenger of the autorickshaw is being treated in a hospital, the BMRCL source said.
