Washington state will get roughly $5.8 million in a settlement against the rideshare company Uber, the Seattle Times reports.
The lawsuit goes back to a 2016 data breach. In November 2017—a year after the breach—the company announced that it paid hackers $100,000 to cover up the breach rather than report it. The breach impacted drivers, whose license numbers and other personal data were stolen, as well as Uber customers.
Soon after, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson sued Uber. At the time, he called the company’s action “stunning” and said “Uber completely failed to meet this basic, basic obligation.”
Around 13,000 Uber drivers who worked in Washington in 2013 and 2014 will receive $170 each from the settlement, for a total of $2.2 million. The remaining $3.6 million will go to costs, fees, and further consumer protection work done at the Attorney General’s Office.
