BREAKING NEWS – New York City, New York – Uber has now revealed that it had suffered a breach in 2016 that exposed private information belonging to tens of millions of drivers and customers, adding to a growing list of scandals that have plagued the ride-hailing company this year. The data included names, email addresses and phone numbers of 57 million people around the world. The driver’s license numbers of about 600,000 U.S. drivers were also included. Travis Kalanick, Uber’s co-founder and former chief executive, became aware of the breach a month after it occurred according to Bloomberg, but he didn’t reveal the breach to the public. Kalanick also said if their customers have an issue with the company’s security lapse, “they should get a driver’s license, buy a car, and refrain from their irritating whining regarding their stolen personal info.”
