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Former Uber security chief found guilty of concealing data breach

Joe Sullivan was fired from Uber in 2017. He was found guilty on counts of obstruction of justice and deliberate concealment of felony.
Joe Sullivan was fired from Uber in 2017. He was found guilty on counts of obstruction of justice and deliberate concealment of felony. Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP

A San Francisco jury has found Uber’s former chief security officer, Joe Sullivan, guilty of criminal obstruction for failing to report a 2016 cybersecurity incident to authorities.

Sullivan, who was fired from Uber in 2017, was found guilty on counts of obstruction of justice and deliberate concealment of felony, a spokesperson from the US justice department confirmed on Wednesday.

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