VW scandal: 800,000 electric cars affected by data leaks-what now?

VW scandal: 800,000 electric cars affected by data leaks-what now?

Another scandal shakes the Volkswagen Group: Around 800,000 electric vehicles are affected by a serious data breakdown that remained undetected for months. As reported by Der Spiegel , sensitive vehicle data, including precise location data and personal information from 460,000 vehicle owners, were visible to everyone. Not only VW, but also the brands Seat, Audi and Skoda are affected, which also potentiates the scope of the incident.

The scandal was first uncovered by the Chaos Computer Club (CCC), which drew attention to the VW Group on the vulnerability on November 26. According to VW, it was a "misconfiguration" of the software, which made it possible for the data to be accessible on the Internet for months. The company spiral continues to rotate, because around 20,000 vehicle data were exposed to public insights in Austria, while 300,000 customers are affected in Germany, so merkurn.de .

no evidence of abuse

Because no passwords or payment details have been disclosed, according to Volkswagen, those responsible do not see any need for action for affected customers. Nevertheless, the question of data protection and safety remains sensitive information. Although VW emphasizes that only pseudonymized data could be called up and did not allow any conclusions to be drawn about individuals, experts are concerned about the comprehensive security gaps that favor such data leaks.

The group has now revised the systems concerned, but remains criticized to better take care of the safe handling of customer data. The incident is also a significant burden on brand trust and could damage the company's image in the long term.