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After US reveal, Uber says 2.7 million users in UK affected in 2016 breach
•In Britain, Uber drew around 2.85 million users, on average, over the past three months, according to a web and mobile app traffic measurement firm.
Uber discussed its data breach with Softbank before going public
•The ride-hailing service is trying to complete a deal in which the Japanese company would invest as much as $10 billion for at least 14 percent of Uber.
EU privacy regulators to discuss Uber's data breach next week; to create a task force for investigations
•Uber faces regulatory scrutiny after CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the company covered up a data breach last year that exposed personal data from around 57 million accounts.
Uber's data hack controversy collides with SoftBank deal
•Uber is trying to complete a deal with SoftBank in which the Japanese firm would invest as much as $10 billion for at least 14 percent of the company.
Uber data breach: Here's everything you need to know and the probable government responses
•Now that secret decision could come to haunt Uber. State and national governments around the world are investigating whether the company violated laws requiring the disclosure of major breaches to customers and legal authorities.
Uber's messy data breach collides with launch of SoftBank deal; will Travis Kalanick continue on board?
•Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi, who took charge in August, acknowledged in a blog that Uber had erred in its handling of the breach.
Governments across the globe have launched investigations against Uber after it revealed about the data breach
•Uber said on 21 November that in late 2016 it had paid hackers $100,000 to destroy data on more than 57 million customers and driver stolen from the company
Uber sued over driver data breach involving personal data of 50,000 drivers, adding to legal woes
Fp Archives •Uber Technologies Inc has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit over a recently disclosed data breach involving the personal information of about 50,000 drivers, the latest in a series of legal woes to hit the Internet car service.
Uber security breach: Personal data of 50,000 drivers compromised
Fp Archives •Uber says a database containing the names and drivers' license numbers of 50,000 of its drivers was breached in May.