Enforcement/oaicCWLTH

Commissioner v Uber Technologies (cross-border breach)

determination30 July 2021

Respondent

Uber Technologies Inc; Uber B.V.

Facts

Uber failed to protect personal information of 1.2M Australian customers/drivers in the 2016 breach, and concealed the breach for over a year by paying the attacker as a 'bug bounty'.

Outcome

Commissioner determined breaches of APP 11 and Australian regime applied; Uber required to engage an independent expert and implement remediation.

Read the source

https://oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-decisions/privacy-determinations/uber-technologies-inc

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