Uber faces 3 inquiries in data breach

Uber Technologies faces at least three investigations in Europe after revelations that the company kept quiet for more than a year after hackers stole vast amounts of personal data about customers and drivers.

Italy’s data protection chief said Wednesday that his service opened an investigation into “the obvious lack of adequate security measures.” The Dutch privacy watchdog, Uber’s lead regulator in Europe, and the British Information Commissioner’s Office also said the ride-hailing firm is in their cross hairs.

Hackers stole the personal data of 57 million customers and drivers from Uber, a major breach that the company concealed for more than a year. This week, the ridehailing firm ousted its chief security officer and one of his deputies for their roles in keeping the hack under wraps, which included a $100,000 payment to the attackers.

Compromised data from the October 2016 attack included names, email addresses and phone numbers of 50 million Uber riders around the world, the company told Bloomberg on Tuesday. The personal information of about 7 million drivers was accessed, as well, including some 600,000 U.S. driver’s license numbers. No Social Security numbers, credit card information, trip location details or other data were taken, Uber said.

At the time of the incident, Uber was negotiating with U.S. regulators investigating separate claims of privacy violations.