Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. on June 10, 2021. The breach, which occurred on March 10, 2021, affected over 3.3 million individuals, with approximately 90,000 individuals having sensitive personal information compromised, including driver's license numbers. The breach resulted from a vendor leaving electronic data unsecured between August 2019 and May 2021.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/393b88dc-2f68-4aa7-8d97-f4b26ca58904.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/volkswagen-of-america-inc

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"linkid": "volkswagen-of-america-inc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '3.3 million',
                        'industry': 'Automotive',
                        'name': 'Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Corporation'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unsecured Data',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '3.3 million',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': "Driver's License "
                                                        'Numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': "Driver's License Numbers"},
 'date_detected': '2021-03-10',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-06-10',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. on June '
                '10, 2021. The breach, which occurred on March 10, 2021, '
                'affected over 3.3 million individuals, with approximately '
                '90,000 individuals having sensitive personal information '
                "compromised, including driver's license numbers. The breach "
                'resulted from a vendor leaving electronic data unsecured '
                'between August 2019 and May 2021.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Sensitive Personal Information'},
 'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Vendor Error'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-06-10',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Volkswagen Group of America Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Vendor Error'}