"Operations, Trading of Eagers Automotive Disrupted by Cyberattack"

Eagers Automotive, a vehicle dealer in Australia and New Zealand, recently announced that some of its operations have been disrupted due to a cyberattack that forced the company to halt trading on the Australian Securities Exchange.  The company announced a pause in trading on December 27 and revealed the next day that the cause was a cybersecurity incident that resulted in an outage of certain IT systems at some operational locations across Australia and New Zealand.  The company noted that a majority of dealerships remain open and continue to trade, with the incident mainly impacting the company’s ability to finalize transactions for new vehicles that have already been sold and are ready for delivery.  Service and parts operations have also been impacted to a certain extent.  Eagers Automotive is now trying to determine whether personal information was compromised due to the incident.  The car dealer has promised to notify affected individuals if it discovers a data breach. 
 

SecurityWeek reports: "Operations, Trading of Eagers Automotive Disrupted by Cyberattack"