Uber Zooms Away from Drivers’ Data Breach Class Claims

• Long-running litigation stems from multiple data breaches starting in 2014 • Breach claims must be traceable to hacking incident, Defendant’s actions must connect to increased identity theft risk

Uber Technologies Inc. escaped class data breach claims stemming from multiple hacking attacks because plaintiffs failed to show a real risk of identity theft or fraud, a federal court ruled.

The case stems from a 2014 hack of Uber drivers’ driver’s license and Social Security numbers, banking information, and other personal information. The breach was subsequently disclosed in 2015, months after Uber had discovered it. Uber faced another data breach in ...