Uber paid hackers to delete stolen data, keep quiet after massive cyberattack: Report

By Katie Leach

Published November 21, 2017 10:52pm ET

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Uber paid hackers to delete stolen data, keep quiet after massive cyberattack: Report — Fifty million riders and 7 million drivers had their personal information compromised in October 2016 including their names, email addresses, phone numbers, and some license numbers. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) | Jeff Chiu

A new report shows that the ride-sharing company Uber paid hackers to keep quiet after it was revealed that the personal information of 57 million users had been compromised in a 2016 cyberattack.

According to Bloomberg, 50 million riders and 7 million drivers had their personal information compromised in October 2016 including their names, email addresses, phone numbers, and some license numbers.

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