India, Nov. 14 -- Uber has confirmed a data breach involving thousands of US drivers after hackers accessed personal information stored with Fireworks AI, a third-party technology provider, including driver's licence details. The company is notifying affected individuals and offering free credit monitoring, but has not disclosed the total number of people affected nationwide.

The breach was reported to Uber on October 9, 2026, after Fireworks AI informed the company that an unauthorised party had compromised internal login credentials. The stolen credentials enabled the attacker to access Uber's account with the vendor and potentially reach records stored outside Uber's own systems.

Uber said it immediately severed data connections with...