Massive VW Data Leak Exposed 800,000 EV Owners’ Movements, From Homes To Private Spaces
Cariad, a VW Group company responsible for the cars' software, said that "no sensitive information such as passwords or payment data is affected"
Massive data leak at Volkswagen exposes locations of 800,000 EV drivers, for months
A massive data leak at software company Cariad, a Volkswagen subsidiary, reportedly left the personal data, including geolocation data, of some 800,000 EV owners online and accessible for months.
Volkswagen hit with massive data leak, location data of 460,000 EV drivers exposed
Volkswagen’s breach saw the movement data and contact information, with precise location details of 460,000 vehicles from Volkswagen, Audi, and Seat made available online for months
Whistleblower finds unencrypted location data for 800,000 VW EVs
Connected cars are great—at least until some company leaves unencrypted location data on the Internet for anyone to find. That's what happened with over 800,000 EVs manufactured by the Volkswagen Group,
Massive VW Data Leak Exposes EV Owners’ Sensitive Information Across Europe
Volkswagen Group (VW) has come under fire for a data breach that exposed sensitive information of over 800,000 electric vehicle
Volkswagen Data Leak Exposes Location & Movements of EV Owners
A major data leak exposed sensitive information about 800,000 Volkswagen electric vehicle (EV) owners. The breach revealed movement patterns, personal details, and parking locations—ranging from homes and workplaces to more controversial spots like brothels or government facilities.
Volkswagen data leak: Movements of 800,000 EV owners exposed
In a major incident, the Volkswagen Group has suffered a massive data breach, one that has affected as many as 800,000 electric vehicle (EV) owners, according to German publication Spiegel. The leaked data contained sensitive information like GPS coordinates and battery charge levels.
Data leak at VW subsidiary affects 800,000 electric cars, report says
A data leak at the software company Cariad, a subsidiary of German car manufacturer Volkswagen (VW), left the personal details of electric car owners in Europe available online for months, Germany's Spiegel news magazine reported on Friday.
VW Left the Location Data of 800,000 EV Owners Publicly Accessible for Months: Leak
Does anybody know the over-under on how many failure dominoes the Volkswagen Group would drop before the end of 2024? Because the latest one involves a whistleblower report about the personal data of nearly a million vehicle owners being left unprotected and essentially available to anyone online.
Unprotected VW Data Exposed Locations Of 800,000 EVs
There’s no indication anyone nefarious accessed the information before VW software provider Cariad patched the vulnerability.
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VW knows where you are: Massive data breach exposes data of 800,000 EV owners in Europe
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Volkswagen data breach highlights major privacy risks
A leak at CARIAD, part of the Volkswagen Group, exposed the data of 800,000 electric vehicles. The precise geolocation of ...