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Technology,
Data Privacy,
Civil Litigation

Sep. 7, 2022

Prosecution of former Uber security chief closely watched

Cybersecurity lawyers say they will be closely watching the trial to see if it lays out a roadmap for prosecuting other security executives over breaches.

Prosecution of a former chief of security at Uber Technologies Inc. begins Wednesday, and it could set the standard for holding corporate security chiefs criminally responsible for data breaches on their watch.

Joseph Sullivan is one of the first company executives to be prosecuted for a data breach. Sullivan faces two counts: obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony. He is accused of concealing a November 2016 data breach and not ...

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