21 Jun, 2026

Škoda warns of customer data breach after online shop hack

Škoda Auto, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, has disclosed a data breach after attackers hacked its online shop and stole the personal information of an undisclosed number of customers. The 130-year-old Czech car maker has over 34,000 employees and reported sales of more than €27 billion and a profit of nearly €2 […]

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Volkswagen’s software company exposes data of 800,000 electric cars

Volkswagen’s automotive software company, Cariad, exposed data collected from around 800,000 electric cars. The info could be linked to drivers’ names and reveal precise vehicle locations. Terabytes of Volkswagen customer details in Amazon cloud storage remained unprotected for months, allowing anyone with little technical knowledge to track drivers’ movement or gather personal information. The exposed […]

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