Uber Notifies Drivers of Data Breach via Fireworks AI

Uber Technologies Inc is notifying thousands of drivers that their personal information and driver's license data were stolen during an October security breach at Fireworks AI, a third-party technology provider. Uber received notification of the incident on October 9 after hackers used stolen internal credentials to access the provider's data.

Fireworks AI attributed the breach to a financially motivated cybercriminal group that sought to sell tokens for accessing large language models. The breach impacted 3,430 drivers in South Carolina, 2,567 in Massachusetts, and 1,873 in Rhode Island, with additional drivers in California and Illinois also affected. Notion Labs Inc also confirmed that its data was stolen during the same hack.

This incident represents the second data breach for Uber this year, following a separate security event involving its Uber Freight unit.