Joseph Sullivan will serve a three-year term as well as pay a fine of $50,000.
SAN FRANCISCO — Uber’s former chief security officer will serve three years of probation and pay a $50,000 fine for covering up a 2016 data breach involving 57 million users of the San Francisco-based ride-hailing service, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.of obstruction of the Federal Trade Commission and misprision of a felony, or having knowledge that a federal felony was committed and taking steps to conceal that crime, prosecutors said in a statement Thursday.
“Throughout his letter to the court, Mr. Sullivan thoughtfully and candidly grapples with the consequences of his actions and demonstrates his awareness that his conduct ‘hurt others and served as a bad example,’ ” his attorneys said. “Most importantly, Mr. Sullivan not only assures the court that the conduct in this case ‘won’t happen again on his watch,’ but has taken action to help ensure that others avoid making the same mistakes.
Sullivan did not report the hack to the FTC, other authorities or users, prosecutors said, adding that he instead arranged to pay off the hackers in exchange for them signing nondisclosure agreements, or NDAs, in which they promised not to reveal the hack to anyone.
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