Dark web listings say they won’t refund/replace if Uber asks for verification: a sign that Uber’s experiments with strong verification requirements are paying off.
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Uber wants even more customer data – EPIC asks FTC to slam on the brakes
Uber wants location data when the app’s running in the background (even when it’s off on iOS), location data from IP address, and users’ contact lists. 
Uber petition site pulled after hacker redirected visitors to rival
An online petition by taxi firm Uber had to be pulled after a hacker redirected visitors to rival Lyft’s website.
Uber in hot water again – this time over plaintext passwords in emails
Password resets are a necessary evil, but they’re best avoided however they are done. And you don’t get to use the word “hacked” if you use and reuse weak passwords!
Has Uber scored an executive touchdown? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
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Uber gets its first chief security officer – Facebook’s Joe Sullivan
Uber just poached Facebook’s Joe Sullivan to act as the ride-hailing app company’s first chief security officer. It might make you wonder – why didn’t Uber have a CSO before now?
Stolen Uber login credentials for sale on the dark web
At least two sellers on the dark net appear to be selling Uber customer logins for as little as $1, with one offering a discount for bulk purchases.
Uber goes Big Data, shares customers’ data with a hotel chain
Uber has joined the rank of Big Data sellers, up there with Facebook, Google and Visa. The product: data about customers’ movements, where they shop, where they work, where they go and much more. 
Uber subpoenas GitHub in search for hacker of driver database
A breach of one of its databases in May 2014, in which the names and driver license numbers of 50,000 “driver partners” were stolen, is the latest entry on Uber’s growing list privacy and security blunders.
Uber exposed customer data through online lost and found database
App-based taxi company Uber revealed customer names and phone numbers through its online lost and found database.