Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
Car manufacturers Volkswagen (VW) has reported that at least 3 million consumer data has been reportedly stolen from companies or outside sellers working with car manufacturers. However, the company did not mention the name of the seller in question.
The data contains basic contact information that includes a driver’s license (SIM) number, email address, phone number, and in some cases, vehicle number.
With these results, Volkswagen claims to have reached 90,000 consumers in the United States, most of whom are Audi consumers who have sensitive information.
“We regret any inconvenience this may have caused our current or potential customers,” VW AS said in a statement. CNN, Saturday (12/6).
VW explained that the stolen data also contained data from people who only asked questions about the purchase of Audi or VW vehicles that was collected between 2014 and 2019.
Personal data has been collected and stored for marketing purposes, and is left in the to file which is not certain.
For this reason, VW is asking consumers to continue to be careful in the midst of widespread cyberworld abuse.
“As always, we advise every consumer to remain vigilant of suspicious emails or other communications that may ask consumers to provide information about themselves or their vehicle,” VW said.
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