Sensitive files were leaked by Volvo's Brazilian retail division, endangering the company's customers in the large South American nation.
Malicious actors might have used the exposed files for a variety of purposes, such as controlling official communication channels and penetrating the business's networks.
The leak's underlying problem has been resolved and they took prevantive steps to secure the system.
Source: https://securityaffairs.com/144816/breaking-news/volvo-retailer-data-leak.html
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/volvocarretail
"id": "vol21729523",
"linkid": "volvocarretail",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "04/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Customers in the large South '
'American nation',
'industry': 'Automobile',
'location': 'Brazil',
'name': 'Volvo',
'type': 'Retail Division'}],
'attack_vector': ['Official Communication Channels', 'Network Penetration'],
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': 'Sensitive Files'},
'description': "Sensitive files were leaked by Volvo's Brazilian retail "
"division, endangering the company's customers in the large "
'South American nation. Malicious actors might have used the '
'exposed files for a variety of purposes, such as controlling '
'official communication channels and penetrating the '
"business's networks. The leak's underlying problem has been "
'resolved and they took preventive steps to secure the system.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Sensitive Files'},
'motivation': ['Control Official Communication Channels',
'Network Penetration'],
'response': {'remediation_measures': 'Resolve the underlying problem and take '
'preventive steps to secure the system'},
'threat_actor': 'Malicious Actors',
'title': "Data Leak at Volvo's Brazilian Retail Division",
'type': 'Data Leak'}