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Nov 13, 2026, 2:57 PMCybersecurity

Uber confirms hackers stole thousands of drivers’ license

Uber is notifying thousands of drivers that their personal and driver’s license information was stolen during an October data breach at one of the company’s…

Summary

Uber is notifying thousands of drivers that their personal and driver’s license information was stolen during an October data breach at one of the company’s tech providers. attorneys general, including California, the ride-hail giant said it was notified on October 9 by the provider that hackers broke in and stole internal credentials, which were used to access Uber’s data. The company said it subsequently began notifying affected drivers that their personal information was stored with the provider. TechCrunch has learned that the provider is Fireworks AI, which lets developers access and use open AI models.

Positives

  • TechCrunch has learned that the provider is Fireworks AI, which lets developers access and use open AI models.

Risks & concerns

  • Uber is notifying thousands of drivers that their personal and driver’s license information was stolen during an October data breach at one of the company’s tech providers.
  • Fireworks reported a data breach last month in which hackers stole its customers’ information, including billing data and some private AI datasets.
Primary sourceTechCrunchhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/11/13/uber-confirms-hackers-stole-thousands-of-drivers-license-information-in-data-breach/
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