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Joseph Sullivan
Former Chief Security Officer of Uber, hired in April 2015. A federal jury convicted him on 5 October 2022 of obstructing Federal Trade Commission proceedings and misprision of felony, the Ninth Circuit affirmed in 2025, and the US Supreme Court denied review on 29 June 2026. Chief Security Officer of Uber Technologies from April 2015 until late 2017.
| Type | Person |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Joe Sullivan |
| Jurisdiction | United States |
| Matters on record | 1 |
Claims and responses
Timeline
- Hackers contact Sullivan about the breach, ten days after he testified to the FTC on 4 November 2016, according to prosecutors. matter
- Uber publicly discloses the 2016 incident. matter
- Federal charges against Sullivan announced. matter
- Uber non-prosecution agreement announced. matter
- Jury convicts Sullivan on both counts. matter
- Sullivan sentenced to probation. matter
- Ninth Circuit affirms. matter
- Amended opinion issued and rehearing denied. matter
- Supreme Court denies certiorari. matter
Sources for this profile
- US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California, Former Chief Security Officer Of Uber Convicted Of Federal Charges For Covering Up Data Breach Involving Millions Of Uber User Records
- US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States v. Joseph Sullivan, No. 23-927, amended opinion
- Supreme Court of the United States, Docket No. 25-1082, Joseph Sullivan v. United States
Profile last verified 30 October 2026. Joseph Sullivan can submit documents or a response through right of reply. Submissions are published as the subject's position and do not change what the records show.