Uber's former security chief convicted of concealing massive data breach

Uber Technologies' former security chief was convicted of concealing a massive data breach in a case that prosecutors tied to the company's troubled past under its original leadership

Uber Technologies Inc.’s former security chief was convicted of concealing a massive data breach in a case that prosecutors tied to the company’s troubled past under its original leadership.
 

Joe Sullivan was found guilty in San Francisco federal court Wednesday by a jury which rejected his claim that other executives at the ride-hailing giant were aware of the 2016 hack and were responsible for it not being disclosed to regulators for more than a year. 

The trial featured almost four weeks of testimony that explored cyber security management as well as a shakeup at Uber in 2017 when a series