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Huge Volkswagen data leak exposed the locations of 460,000 EV drivers

Volkswagen suffered an immense data leak that exposed the locations of 800,000 EV drivers. This information was reportedly accessible for months.

A Volkswagen software subsidiary called Cariad experienced a massive data leak that left 800,000 EV owners exposed, according to reporting by the German publication Spiegel Netzwelt. It added that only select vehicles registered for online services were initially at risk, stating that "the data was accessed in a very complex, multi-stage process." According to Volkswagen, the CCC hackers group was only able to access pseudonymized vehicle data that didn’t allow for any conclusions to be reached regarding specific customers.

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