<p class="title">France's data protection agency said on Thursday that it had fined the US ride-hailing group Uber 400,000 euros ($460,000) over a 2016 data breach that exposed the personal data of some 57 million clients and drivers worldwide.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Uber drew the wrath of users and regulators after the company waited a year before revealing in November 2017 that hackers had infiltrated its systems.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The French Data Protection Authority said the breach would have been prevented "if certain elementary security measures had been in place."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Uber has already paid $148 million to US authorities to avoid a potentially embarrassing court case and vowed to improve its security efforts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Last month, the Netherlands imposed a 600,000-euro fine over the breach and Britain ordered Uber to pay 385,000 pounds ($490,000).</p>.<p class="bodytext">The company, which is widely expected to launch a public stock offering next year, has been trying to burnish its reputation after a series of scandals over executive misconduct and its competitive practices.</p>
<p class="title">France's data protection agency said on Thursday that it had fined the US ride-hailing group Uber 400,000 euros ($460,000) over a 2016 data breach that exposed the personal data of some 57 million clients and drivers worldwide.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Uber drew the wrath of users and regulators after the company waited a year before revealing in November 2017 that hackers had infiltrated its systems.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The French Data Protection Authority said the breach would have been prevented "if certain elementary security measures had been in place."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Uber has already paid $148 million to US authorities to avoid a potentially embarrassing court case and vowed to improve its security efforts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Last month, the Netherlands imposed a 600,000-euro fine over the breach and Britain ordered Uber to pay 385,000 pounds ($490,000).</p>.<p class="bodytext">The company, which is widely expected to launch a public stock offering next year, has been trying to burnish its reputation after a series of scandals over executive misconduct and its competitive practices.</p>