Data from 800,000 Electric Cars Exposed Online
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🔍 Volkswagen’s Cariad exposes sensitive data from 800,000 electric cars. Volkswagen’s automotive software division, Cariad, inadvertently exposed terabytes of customer data linked to around 800,000 electric vehicles, including precise geo-location information. The data, stored in Amazon cloud services, was accessible due to misconfigurations in two IT applications, allowing potential tracking of drivers’ movements. The Chaos Computer Club, an ethical hacking organization, alerted Cariad to the vulnerability, which affected vehicles from VW, Audi, Seat, and Skoda. While the company quickly addressed the issue, it confirmed that only the CCC had accessed the data, emphasizing that individual vehicle information was pseudonymized. The incident raises concerns about data privacy and security in the automotive industry.
