Uber had a new CEO stepping in and learning how to run the company from zero, and this was one of the many, many things he had to worry about; a threat that was reportedly neutralized.

Equifax leaked the social security information and credit histories of an enormous number of Americans, when their main job is to keep it safe and available.

It’s a little silly to compare the timelines. They’re just completely different.

> when their main job is to keep it safe and available.

LOL. I don't think their incentives are in line with that at all. It may be what we want but then we're just lying to ourselves.

> learning how to run the company from zero

Is handover a thing among CEO’s?

Depends who equitable the split from the old CEO was. Is he retiring out of his own free will and handing over the company to trusted successor he helped pick or is he being forcefully ousted by the board after a massive bitter proxy battle.