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Prosecutors Argue for 15 Months in Jail for Uber CISO

In a sentencing memorandum filed with a San Francisco federal court on April 27, 2023, prosecutors argued that Joe Sullivan—the former CISO of Uber and a former federal computer crimes prosecutor himself ...
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Former Uber CISO’s Conviction Affirmed by Trial Court

On January 11, 2023, presiding United States District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco denied the motion of Joe Sullivan, the former CISO of Uber, for a judgment of acquittal. The conviction ...
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How Information Stealers Get User Credentials

How Information Stealers Get User Credentials

Throughout 2022, the theft of user credentials continued to blanket the threat landscape. A recent example that illustrates both the simplicity and depth of this tactic is the Uber breach by threat ...
Former Uber Exec Faces Eight Years in Prison over Cover-Up of 2016 Hack

Former Uber Exec Faces Eight Years in Prison over Cover-Up of 2016 Hack

Uber’s former chief security officer, who allegedly paid off hackers to keep a massive data breach secret, has been charged with obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony. The 52-year-old faces ...

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