Witch hunt: Uber is blaming the illegal download of 50,000 of its drivers' names and license numbers on Lyft's CTO, based on a Comcast IP address it claims was traced back to Lambert, and is suing to compel Comcast to hand over its subscriber records to unmask the perpetrator.
SAN FRANCISCO: Eight months after disclosing a major data breach, ride service Uber is focusing its legal efforts on learning more about an internet address that it has persuaded a court could lead to identifying the hacker.
That address, two sources familiar with the matter say, can be traced to the chief of technology at its main US rival, Lyft.
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