// AI news · 2026-11-13 · TechCrunch
Uber confirms hackers stole drivers' license data
Uber confirmed a data breach at third-party vendor Fireworks AI in October, resulting in the theft of driver license information from thousands of users.
Published 2026-11-13 22:57 (Beijing time)Source TechCrunchAuto-summarised, fact-checked against source
01Summary
The incident involved unauthorized access to internal credentials, with affected individuals spread across Massachusetts, South Carolina, and Rhode Island. Hackers targeted access tokens for large language models, allegedly carried out by financially motivated cybercriminals. This marks Uber's second known data breach this year, following a prior incident at its Freight unit involving extortionists.
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02Key points
- Fireworks AI data breach exposed driver license info from thousands of users in multiple U.S. states.
- Hackers accessed systems to steal tokens for large language model access, driven by financial motives.
- Affected drivers include those in Massachusetts, South Carolina, and Rhode Island with numbers pending in Illinois.
- This is Uber’s second known data breach this year, following a prior incident at its Freight unit.
03Source
Uber confirms hackers stole thousands of drivers’ license information in data breach
TechCrunch · published 2026-11-13 22:57 Beijing time
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