Uber has reported it discovered one of its databases had a point-of-entry for unauthorized users, Ars Technica reports. A “one-time unauthorized access to an Uber database by a third party” occurred on May 13, 2014, the company said in a statement last week. The database contained driver names and license numbers. The breach impacted approximately 50,000 drivers across multiple states, according to Uber’s managing counsel of data privacy, who added Uber hasn’t received any reports of identity theft. The company is alerting affected drivers and offering them one year of identity monitoring and has filed a “John Doe” lawsuit in an effort to reveal the responsible party.
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