Ex-Uber CISO Requests a New, 'Fair' Trial
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Feed Name: Dark Reading
Date Published: 2024-10-08
Date Updated: 2026-04-21
Author: Kristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
Former Uber CISO Joseph Sullivan has asked for a new trial after his 2023 conviction for covering up Uber's 2016 data breach, arguing the jury was not instructed on critical nexus requirements under 18 U.S.C. §1505; prosecutors maintain any jury-instruction errors were harmless, citing falsified documents and hush payments in the form of bug bounties. The court made no decision at the recent hearing, and the outcome could affect legal accountability for senior executives handling data breaches and compliance.
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