Uber drivers' license details stolen in third-party data breach
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Nov, 17:13 · Archive
Hackers stole personal information and driver's licenses from thousands of Uber drivers in an October breach at cloud provider Fireworks AI.
Hackers breached Fireworks AI, a cloud provider working with Uber, in October and stole internal credentials which they used to access Uber's systems. The attackers obtained personal information and driver's license details belonging to thousands of Uber drivers. Fireworks AI provides clients with access to open-source AI models.
Uber notified multiple US attorneys general of the breach. According to data breach notices seen by TechCrunch, the exposed information includes driver's licenses of 3,430 people in South Carolina, 2,567 in Massachusetts and 1,873 in Rhode Island, with the number of affected people in Illinois listed as pending.
Fireworks AI confirmed it suffered a data breach affecting customer data. Engadget reports that the attackers belong to a cybercriminal group which sells stolen tokens used to access large language models. Neither Uber nor Fireworks has revealed the total number of drivers affected or whether the stolen information has been sold or leaked online. The ride-sharing company also confirmed that online productivity startup Notion had its data stolen in the same breach.
How it is being reported
- Uber drivers' information stolen in a third-party hackUber sends warning to drivers whose information was stolen in a data breach.Engadget · 14 Nov, 16:47
- Uber confirms hackers stole thousands of drivers’ license information in data breachThe ride-sharing giant said driver's license information stored by AI cloud company Fireworks AI was stolen during a security incident.TechCrunch · 13 Nov, 14:57
In this story: Uber · Fireworks AI · South Carolina · Massachusetts · Rhode Island · Illinois · Notion
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