Security News > 2021 > June > Volkswagen America Discloses Data Breach Impacting 3.3 Million
Volkswagen Group of America this week revealed that approximately 3.3 million people might have been affected in a data breach that impacted both Audi of America and Volkswagen of America.
"VWGoA discovered the information at issue included more sensitive personal information on or about May 24, 2021. VWGoA completed the analysis to identify which specific individuals were impacted on or about June 7, 2021," the company said in a letter to the Maine Attorney General.
The exposed data includes names, email and mailing addresses, and phone numbers.
For roughly 90,000 Audi customers, or individuals interested in making a purchase, the leaked data also includes information on eligibility for a purchase, loan, or lease.
"A very small number of records include data such as dates of birth, Social Security or social insurance numbers, account or loan numbers, and tax identification numbers," VWGoA says.
The company is already informing the affected individuals of the data breach.
News URL
Related news
- Free, France’s second largest ISP, confirms data breach after leak (source)
- Interbank confirms data breach following failed extortion, data leak (source)
- How to Effectively Manage a Data Breach (source)
- Amazon confirms employee data breach after vendor hack (source)
- HIBP notifies 57 million people of Hot Topic data breach (source)
- US space tech giant Maxar discloses employee data breach (source)
- Fintech giant Finastra investigates data breach after SFTP hack (source)
- Bologna FC confirms data breach after RansomHub ransomware attack (source)
- Rhode Island confirms data breach after Brain Cipher ransomware attack (source)
- Texas Tech University System data breach impacts 1.4 million patients (source)