Uber paid two hackers $100,000 to keep quiet about a 2016 breach that exposed 57 million accounts. The data included names, email addresses and phone numbers for registered users and 7 million drivers. Security experts say the whole episode appears to be troubling. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says he’s called for a full investigation into the breach. The FBI recommends that organizations never pay ransoms because they fund criminals and encourage them to continue their attacks, often against the same victim.”]
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