Volkswagen has revealed a leakage data breach affecting more than 3,3 million customers.
On Friday, the automaker said data που χρησιμοποιούνταν για για σκοπούς πωλήσεων και μάρκετινγκ μεταξύ του 2014 και του 2019 αφέθηκε ακάλυπτη και διέρρευσε στο διαnetwork "At some point" between August 2019 and May 2021.
Audi and Volkswagen have been notified that "an unauthorized third party" has acquired access to this information around March 10th.
Volkswagen reports that names, surnames, personal addresses, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers have been leaked, along with information on "vehicles purchased or leased" (vehicle, make, model, year and color).
Volkswagen immediately informed the competent authorities of the violation.
The company states that its customers should be very careful about upcoming phishing messages that will use leaked data.
Volkswagen is reportedly investigating the incident with outside security experts, and is awaiting the findings.
“Audi and Volkswagen are working with cyber security experts to assess and respond to this situation. At the same time, they have taken measures to deal with the issue", they report Companies.
At the moment it has create a help portal for those who believe they have been affected by the leak.
