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Security Breach Could Impact Up to 50,000 Uber Drivers

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Getty 022815 Uber?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1425135839692QUIQUE GARCIA/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Uber said on Friday evening that a security breach may have affected thousands of the company’s drivers, potentially giving hackers access to their names and license numbers.

The ride-sharing company says it discovered a possible breach in one of its databases in September 2014. Once the possibility of a breach was discovered, Uber said it changed access protocols for the database and opened an investigation.

The company has since determined that a one-time breach led to the unauthorized access to information approximately 50,000 drivers.

“The files that were accessed contained only the name and driver’s license number of some driver partners,” the company said. “To date, we have not received any reports of actual misuse of any information as a result of this incident.”

Still, Uber planned to notify impacted drivers and recommend they monitor their credit cards for fraudulent charges. The company will also provide one year of membership in Experian’s ProtectMyID Alert program for affected drivers.

“Uber takes seriously our responsibility to safeguard personal information,” the statement said. “We are sorry for any inconvenience this incident may cause.”



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