TechFlash: Thousands of drivers could be impacted in Uber hack; Cyber insurance?

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50,000 drivers could be affected in Uber data hack ​About 50,000 drivers for Uber Technologies may have had their information exposed after a data breach at the San Francisco startup last year. Does your company need cyber insurance? Unlike other insurance policies that are solely intended to cover costs of a worst case scenario, cyber insurance emerged with a bit of an ulterior motive: to give companies an incentive to be more secure. That was the theory, anyway. Silent Circle gets full control of its encrypted phone The encrypted blackphone creator has raised enough cash from investors to buy full ownership of its key product. Airbnb's valuation could soar with new funding raise The San Francisco-based rental platform may see its valuation jump more than 50 percent since late last year. Israeli crowdfunder OurCrowd targets Maryland startups It works similarly to Kickstarter, but is a little more exclusive. National Technology News Kleiner sexism trial: Exec defends promotion strategy, saying few make senior partner It's that time of year: Mashable asks if SXSWi has jumped the shark Google would build affordable housing to sweeten canopied campus proposal BlackBerry, Samsung boost partnership in smartphone encryption, security Top women VCs on investing success, how to close venture's gender gap

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