Uber's former security chief was found guilty by a federal jury for covering up a data hack to regulators

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• Uber's former security chief Joe Sullivan has been charged with hiding a data breach from federal authorities.
• Sullivan claimed the data breach was part of a program for finding security gaps in Uber's system.
• This is the first time a company executive has faced prosecution over a data breach, NYT reports.

Uber's former security chief, Joe Sullivan, was found guilty on Wednesday of failing to disclose a breach...