London mayor Sadiq Khan says ride-hailing service must take action after ‘catastrophic’ incidentUber has admitted that 2.7 million people in the UK were affected by a 2016 security breach that compromised customers’ information, including names, email addresses and mobile phone numbers. The ride-hailing company had previously disclosed that 57 million people worldwide were affected by a breach that it covered up for more than a year. Uber said the figure of 2.7 million, more than half of its 5 million UK customer base, was an “approximation rather than an accurate and definitive count” because it could not always tell where each customer was located. In a statement buried in the “Help” section of its website, it added that experts hired to investigate the data breach did not believe customers’ financial details were leaked. “As part of our investigation we are still waiting for technical reports which should give full confirmation of the figures and the type of personal data that has been compromised.

Source: The Guardian November 29, 2017 14:57 UTC