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Uber hit by hack exposing driver license data of drivers in multiple US states

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Ride-hailing platform Uber disclosed a data breach in which the personal information and driver's license data of thousands of drivers were stolen, affecting Massachusetts, South Carolina, Rhode Island, Illinois and other areas. According to the notice, hackers first breached one of Uber's third-party service providers and stole employee login credentials, then used that information to access Uber's systems and data, and Uber has begun notifying affected drivers. Uber has not identified the service provider involved or disclosed how many riders may be affected, and no cybercriminal group has claimed responsibility; however, TechCrunch reported that the provider was Fireworks AI, a platform offering developers services for running, fine-tuning and scaling open-source AI models. The stolen data mainly involved driver's license information, including 2,567 people in Massachusetts, 3,430 in South Carolina and 1,873 in Rhode Island. Public information shows this is Uber's second security incident in 2026, after the ransomware group Helix used social engineering to steal data from its Uber Freight division in August.

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Ride-hailing platform Uber hacked, exposing driver's license information in multiple US states

IT之家 November 14 news, ride-hailing platform Uber disclosed that the company suffered a data breach, resulting in the theft of personal information and driver's license information of thousands of drivers, involving Massachusetts, South Carolina, Rhode Island, and Illinois in the United States.

According to the notice referenced by IT之家, hackers first breached one of the company's third-party service providers and stole employee login credentials, then used this information to access Uber's systems and data. Uber has now begun notifying affected drivers about the specific details of the information leak.

Currently, Uber has not disclosed the service provider involved in this incident, nor has it published the number of passengers who may have been affected. As of now, no cybercriminal organization has claimed responsibility for this data theft incident.

However, according to a comprehensive TechCrunch report, the supplier involved is actually Fireworks AI, a platform that mainly provides developers with services for running, fine-tuning, and scaling open-source AI models. The information stolen from Uber by hackers mainly includes driver's license data, including 2,567 people in Massachusetts, 3,430 people in South Carolina, and 1,873 people in Rhode Island.

Public information shows that this is the second security incident Uber has encountered in 2026. In August of this year, the ransomware group Helix stole data from Uber Freight's freight business unit through social engineering tactics.

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