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Uber mobile phone service fined nearly $ 1.2 million (16.5 million rand) by British and Dutch authorities for failing to protect customer data during cyberattack in 2016.
The Office of the UK Information Commissioner announced yesterday that the company had fined the company £ 385,000 and that the Dutch authorities had fined EUR 600,000 for violating Dutch data protection laws.
UK officials cited a series of "preventable data security flaws" that allowed hackers to download personal data for about 2.7 million UK customers in October and November 2016.
Information Commission Investigations Director Steve Eckersley said Uber had shown "total disregard for customers and drivers whose personal information had been stolen".
"At the time, no action was taken to inform those affected by the violation or to offer help and support," he said. "It made them vulnerable."
The Dutch authorities stated that Uber had not reported the data breach to the authorities within 72 hours, as required by the regulations. The Dutch Data Authority said that 57 million users worldwide and 174,000 Dutch citizens were affected by the data breach. AP African News Agency (ANA)
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