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This week, Volkswagen Group of America disclosed that a data breach that affected Audi of America as well as Volkswagen of America might have impacted nearly 3.3 million people.
Volkswagen said that the incident was exposed on March 10, 2021 and a law enforcement probe was immediately launched into the issue.
The probe divulged that a third party gained access to various information collected between 2014 and 2019 and which was left bare at some point between August 2019 and May 2021, when the source of the leak was identified.
In a letter to the Maine Attorney General, the auto giant said that VWGoA revealed the information at issue included more sensitive personal information on or about May 24, 2021.
The exposed data includes names, email and mailing addresses, and phone numbers. In some cases, information on the procured or leased vehicles was also affected, including Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), make, model, color, trim packages, and year.
The incident affected more than 3.3 million people. As per VWGoA, for “over 97% of the individuals, the exposed information consists solely of contact and vehicle information relating to Audi customers and interested buyers.”
For nearly 90,000 Audi customers, or people interested in making a purchase, the leaked data also includes information on entitlement for an acquisition, loan, or lease
