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Dara Khosrowshahi is a star witness at the trial of Joe Sullivan, who has been accused of obstructing justice for failing to disclose the 2016 breach.

The men, who remain at large in Iran, breached the computers of hundreds of people in the United States, Israel, Russia and Britain.

Tornado Cash was banned last month to prevent hacking, money-laundering and other cryptocurrency crimes.

Joe Sullivan, Uber’s former chief of security, faces criminal charges for his handling of a 2016 security breach. His trial this week has divided the security industry.

The narrative created by the company’s former head of security is “false,” executives said at an all-hands meeting.

The U.S. blacklisted the company last year after reports that governments had used its software to target journalists, dissidents and opposition politicians.

Revelations that the cellphone of a top opposition politician was tapped have shaken the government and stoked concerns over just how widespread such surveillance is.

The crackdown was the government’s latest effort to rein in the crypto industry.

At a moment when education technology firms are stockpiling sensitive information on millions of school children, safeguards for student data have broken down.

The company, which said the hacking had affected 76.6 million people, agreed to pay $350 million to settle claims and spend $150 million to bolster security.