October 11, 2023
Uber's former security chief is imploring the Ninth Circuit to reverse his "profoundly flawed" felony convictions for obstructing a government proceeding by not alerting the Federal Trade Commission to a 2016 data breach, saying the case was built on "innuendo."
May 17, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice's silence on Uber founder Travis Kalanick's role in covering up a 2016 cyberattack that led to a security chief's felony conviction has puzzled observers seeking guidance on who could face liability for concealing future breaches.
May 04, 2023
A California federal judge sentenced Uber's ex-security chief — and former federal prosecutor — Joseph Sullivan Thursday to probation with no prison time for hiding a massive 2016 data breach, saying the white collar case is unprecedented and did not involve stealing money, but also wondering why prosecutors did not charge ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.
May 02, 2023
Uber's former security chief, who was convicted last year of hiding a massive 2016 data breach from the government, asked a California federal judge Monday for probation, arguing that the prosecutors have painted him "in an unfairly nefarious light" to justify a 15-month prison sentence.
April 28, 2023
Federal prosecutors have urged a California federal judge to impose a 15-month sentence on Uber's former security head, who was convicted on felony charges of hiding a massive 2016 data breach from the government, saying only prison time will deter other corporate executives from orchestrating future cover-ups.
January 12, 2023
A former security head at Uber has failed to win acquittal or a new trial after a California federal judge ruled that there was sufficient evidence to prove he hid a massive 2016 data breach from the government.
December 14, 2022
Uber's former security chief Joseph Sullivan urged a California federal judge at a hearing Wednesday to throw out his conviction for not reporting a massive 2016 data breach to federal authorities, arguing that his silence about the incident was insufficient to support his obstruction conviction.
November 04, 2022
Uber's former security chief Joseph Sullivan on Thursday asked a California federal court to acquit him of his recent conviction for not reporting a massive 2016 data breach, arguing that the government's case rests on "flimsy evidence" and Sullivan himself never lied or told others to lie about the incident.
October 06, 2022
The weekslong trial for ex-Uber security chief Joseph Sullivan, a former federal prosecutor convicted Wednesday for not reporting a massive 2016 data breach, had memorable moments, including a hacker's admission that extortion was the goal and testimony from a fired Uber lawyer who called Sullivan "the golden boy."
October 06, 2022
Former Uber security chief Joseph Sullivan's conviction on charges of covering up a 2016 data breach and his potential sentence of up to eight years in prison drive home the importance of speaking frankly within C-suites and with regulators about cybersecurity episodes.