They award Uber more than 400,000 euros fine for security problems – ElSol.com.ar – Diario de Mendoza, Argentina

The United Kingdom's Information Commissioner (ICO) has fined 385,000 pounds (433,818 euros) to the US transport company Uber. for "not protecting the personal information of its customers during a cyber attack".

The body, dependent on the British Parliament and which oversees citizens' information and confidentiality rights, announced today the sanction imposed on the taxi company. because "preventable security flaws" have caused data leakage of about 2.7 million UK customers.

The download was made in 2016 by two people outside the company, that were created with data from millions of customers and drivers, including their names, phone numbers, and email addresses.

In addition, information from about 82,000 British drivers, containing detailed information on travel and payments received, was also disclosed during the attack, conducted in October and November 2016.

Customers and company drivers were not informed of what had happened until a year later.

ICO Director of Investigations, Steve Eckersley, said that it was "not only a serious security breach by Uber, but also a total disregard of customers and drivers whose personal information has been stolen ".

"At the time, no measures had been taken to inform those affected by the crime or to offer them help and support, which left them in a vulnerable position," he said. he adds.

The General Data Protection Regulation, promoted by the European Union and entered into force in 2018, provides for fines for companies that hide data leaks and do not report them in less than 72 hours.