Volkswagen has revealed a data leakage που επηρεάζει περισσότερους από 3,3 millions customers.
On Friday, the automaker said data used for sales and marketing purposes between 2014 and 2019 was leaked and leaked online "at some point" between August 2019 and May 2021.
Audi and Volkswagen have been notified that "an unauthorized third party" has access to this information around 10 March.
Volkswagen says names, surnames, personal addresses, mailing addresses, email addresses have been leaked post officeand phone numbers, along with information about “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 external experts in its field better safetys, and awaits the results.
“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.
