Uber warns cyber attacks could cripple its business

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The ride-hailing giant made its IPO documents public for the first time on Thursday.

The ride-hailing giant made its paperwork public for the first time on Thursday, providing us the first comprehensive look under the hood at the company's financials, risk factors and more.

Among those risk factors was a stern warning about how important technology — and the security of that technology — is for Uber.We rely heavily on information technology systems across our operations," the company said in the filing.Computer malware, viruses, spamming, and phishing attacks have become more prevalent in our industry, have occurred on our systems in the past, and may occur on our systems in the future," the company continued.

"None of this should have happened, and I will not make excuses for it," CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in a blog post at the time."We are changing the way we do business, putting integrity at the core of every decision we make and working hard to earn the trust of our customers."Here's the full disclosure from Uber's S-1:

We rely heavily on information technology systems across our operations.

 

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