Renault and postman customers in the United Kingdom have been informed that sensitive information shared with the car manufacturer was compromised after data violation on a third-party provider.
With a revenue of over $ 55 billion, the French car manufacturer has an annual production production of 170,000 employees and 2.2 million vehicles. Dacia is an auxiliary brand that provides reliable vehicles at a cheaper price.
Yesterday, both brands informed customers (1, 2)) That they were affected by the phenomenon of cyber security that occurred in an unrelated third party.
The notice said, “We are very sorry to inform about the cyber attack on one of our third party providers, causing some Renault UK customers’ personal data being taken from one of their systems.”
The information that has been exposed contains the following data types:
- Full name
- gender
- Phone number
- email address
- Postal address
- vehicle identification number
- vehicle registration number
An attacker can use this type of information to target users in phishing campaigns, scams and other forms of social engineering.
The notification of the car manufacturer highlights that banking or financial information has not been revealed due to this incident.
Source: Troy hunt
Renault said that the target company has separated the incident and lifted the danger from its network. Officials in the UK including the Information Commissioner Office (ICO) have also been informed about the cyber attack.
Bleepingcomputer has contacted the Renault to ask the third party supplier and ask about the number of affected customers.
A spokesman for the company said that the number of affected customers is not yet available and the contract agreement prevents them from disclosing the name of the affected provider.
The recipients of information are advised to be cautious against unwanted phone calls and emails, and never share their passwords with anyone.
The phenomenon follows the cyber attack at Jaguar Land Rover in the UK, which had a significant impact on operating as the car manufacturer was forced to prevent production for about a month.
The attack also included data theft, although several details have not been publicly disclosed, and it has an impact that JLR had to take a loan of £ 1.5 billion to the UK government to restore its supply chain.
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