The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. on June 10, 2021. The breach occurred when an unauthorized third party obtained customer information from a vendor used by Audi and Volkswagen, affecting sensitive personal data including driver's license numbers. The number of individuals affected is currently unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-541768
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/audi-of-america
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"linkid": "audi-of-america",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Automotive',
'location': 'United States',
'name': 'Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.',
'type': 'Corporation'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ["Driver's License Numbers"]},
'date_detected': '2021-06-10',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-06-10',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. on June '
'10, 2021. The breach occurred when an unauthorized third '
'party obtained customer information from a vendor used by '
'Audi and Volkswagen, affecting sensitive personal data '
"including driver's license numbers. The number of individuals "
'affected is currently unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ["Driver's License Numbers"]},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-06-10',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized Third Party',
'title': 'Volkswagen Group of America Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}