Stellantis Data โคBreach Affectsโข Millions of Car Buyers: Report
DETROIT – A data breach โatโ Stellantis, theโข parent company of Jeep, Fiat, Chrysler, and Dodge, has perhaps exposed theโค personal facts of tens of millionsโข of North American customers. Theโ automaker disclosed the unauthorized โaccess to a third-party service platform used for customer service operations on Sunday, July 21, 2024.
While Stellantis โคconfirmed that financial information was not compromised,the breach did involveโค customer contact information. โคThe company has notified authorities and isโข directly informingโค affected individuals, but has not yet specified the โexact types of contact details exposed. โThis incident comes amid a surge in data breaches targeting businesses acrossโค multiple โsectors, โฃincluding recent attacks on Hunters, louis Vuitton, and allianz Life, often attributed toโ the hacking group ShinyHunters.
Stellantis stated, “We are alsoโ notifyingโค the appropriate authorities and directly informing affectedโค customers,” in โa press โคrelease issued onโฃ July 21,โฃ 2024. The breach highlights the โคgrowing vulnerability of companies to cyberattacks, even โคwhenโค utilizing third-party service providers.
The broader trend of data breaches has been fueled by โคtactics likeโ those employed by โฃShinyHunters, who โreportedly gain โaccess to systems by tricking employees into downloading malicious software disguised โฃasโ IT support tools. According to the National CIO Review, ShinyHuntersโ claims to haveโ stolenโข over 1.5 billion Salesforceโ records from โ760โ companies to date, demanding ransom payments to prevent data publication. This latest incident underscores the importance of robustโข cybersecurityโข measures and employee trainingโค to mitigate the risk โof suchโค attacks.
