Uber is in hot water after a major cyberattack cover-up - here's the long list of scandals the company has weathered so far

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Uber ex-CEO Travis Kalanick

• Uber is plagued by a long list of scandals, ranging from reports of sexual harassment to aggressive strategies to take down the competition.
• The company has recently been in the news for the wrong reasons, dealing with sexual harassment claims, the loss of executives including its CEO, and most recently a cyber attack cover-up.
• However, Uber has been creating controversy far before 2017.

Uber is in hot water after a cover-up scandal involving a major security breach.

The ride-hailing company paid hackers $100,000 to cover up a cyberattack that exposed 57 million people's personal data in October 2016, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. And, while passengers and drivers only found out this week, ex-CEO Travis Kalanick reportedly found out about the breach last year.

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This is far from the first time executives' decisions have blown up in Uber's face.

Uber's scandals range from arguably unethical business strategies to sexual assault allegations. Here's an attempt to understand exactly what Uber has done to become a $68 billion company.

Biz Carson contributed to an earlier version of this story.