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Uber Confirms Driver's License Data Exposed By AI Vendor Leak

Uber Technologies is notifying drivers that their personal information—including driver’s license data—was accessed during an October security breach involving one of the ride-hailing giant’s external service providers. According to a data breach notification filed with the California Attorney General’s office on November 10, an unauthorized party compromised internal credentials belonging to a third-party vendor and used them to access Uber’s account. Uber later confirmed the vendor in question is generative AI platform Fireworks AI. Timeline of the Breach Per regulatory disclosures, the incident unfolded over a four-day window in October: October 9, 2026: Fireworks AI alerted Uber that internal credentials had been compromised and used to access Uber's account on the vendor's platform. Uber immediately severed its data connections with the provider and launched an internal investigation. October 13, 2026: Uber’s investigation concluded that the unauthorized party had successfully used the stolen credentials to view and access Uber datasets containing individuals' personal information. While Uber's public sample filing omitted the specific data fields exposed, state-level breach notifications and company confirmations indicate that driver’s license information was compromised. Scope and Affected States While a comprehensive nationwide tally has not yet been finalized, state-level disclosures show thousands of impacted drivers across multiple

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