Volkswagen leaks 3,3 million customers

Volkswagen has revealed a data leak that affects more than 3,3 million customers.
On Friday, the automaker said data used for sales and marketing purposes between 2014 and 2019 was left uncovered and leaked to the "At some point" between August 2019 and May 2021.

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Audi and Volkswagen were notified that "an unauthorized third party" had gained access to them around March 10th.

Volkswagen says names, surnames, personal addresses, mailing addresses, email addresses have been leaked υ και αριθμοί τηλεφώνου, παράλληλα με πληροφορίες σχετικά με “τα οχήματα που αγοράστηκαν, ή μισθώθηκαν” (όχημα, μάρκα, μοντέλο, έτος και χρώμα).

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 s, and awaits the results.

"Audi and Volkswagen are working with cybersecurity experts to assess and respond to this situation. At the same time, they have taken measures to address the issue ", the companies report.

At the moment it has create a help portal for those who believe they have been affected by the leak.

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