By Seb Joseph

Uber has revealed it was hacked last year in a security breach that exposed the personal details of around 50,000 drivers.

The cyber attack happened last May but was discovered in September. Uber blamed an “unauthorised third party” and believes it only happened the once though it has taken steps to close the leak since.

Those drivers that were affected have been contacted and offered a free one-year membership to an identity theft protection service as compensation. The hacked data would have included the names and driver’s license numbers of its staff.

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Source: The Drum