"Hyundai Data Breach Exposes Owner Details in France and Italy"

Hyundai has recently disclosed a data breach impacting Italian and French car owners and those who booked a test drive, warning that hackers gained access to personal data.  HaveIBeenPwned said the incident has exposed: e-mail addresses, physical addresses, telephone numbers, and vehicle chassis numbers.  HaveIBeenPwned noted that the hacker who accessed Hyundai’s database did not steal financial data or identification numbers.  Hyundai says they engaged IT experts in response to the incident, who have taken the impacted systems offline until additional security measures are implemented.  Hyundai warns its customers to be cautious with unsolicited e-mails and SMS texts claiming to originate from them, as they could be phishing and social engineering attempts.  It is unclear how many Hyundai customers this incident impacts, how long the network intrusion lasted, and what other countries might be affected.  Hyundai has suffered from a range of cybersecurity issues recently.   In February 2023, the company rolled out emergency software updates on several car models impacted by a simple USB cable hack that enabled thieves to steal them.  In December 2022, bugs in the Hyundai app allowed remote attackers to unlock and start various impacted models or expose car owner information. 

BleepingComputer reports: "Hyundai Data Breach Exposes Owner Details in France and Italy"