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Former Uber security chief asks US court to rehear data breach cover-up conviction

By Maria Dinzeo ( June 27, 2025, 21:36 GMT | Insight) -- Former Uber security chief Joseph Sullivan is urging a US federal court to overturn his conviction for concealing a 2016 data breach, arguing that a three-judge panel adopted an inflexible reading of federal hacking law that could turn routine cybersecurity response into a crime. In his petition for a re-hearing en banc before the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Sullivan warned that the panel’s interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act risks criminalizing good-faith bug bounty programs, while its reliance on an outdated obstruction precedent could expose chief security officers to prison time for the way they choose to handle cyberattacks.Joseph Sullivan, Uber’s former security chief, is asking a full 11-judge appeals court to reconsider his conviction for concealing a 2016 data breach from the US Federal Trade Commission, arguing that a three-judge panel adopted an inflexible reading of federal hacking laws that could criminalize routine cybersecurity practices....

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