Migliaccio & Rathod LLP is involved in the electric vehicle location data breach investigation, for a data breach that affected approximately 800,000 individual vehicles.
It was confirmed recently that Volkswagen left sensitive location data for approximately 800,000 electric vehicles stored on a poorly configured Amazon Cloud Storage system, configured in such a way that essentially anyone could access the data. Car Scoops has reported that this information included prominent politicians in Europe, police forces, and other notable victims. The data breach impacts not just those in Europe but EV drivers across the world.
The Volkswagen Electric Vehicle Data Breach Investigation
The disclosure of this location data can and will have serious implications for victims. The article cited above mentions that some users location was disclosed while visiting brothels and other embarrassing locations. This data could be used for all sorts of malevolent purposes including fraud and blackmail. Electric vehicles from Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, and Skoda have been impacted. If you drive one of these vehicles, you need to take steps now to secure your privacy.
Are you an Volkswagen electronic vehicle owner concerned that you might be affected by this breach?
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The lawyers at Migliaccio & Rathod LLP have years of experience in class action litigation against large corporations, including in cases involving data breaches such as this. More information about our current cases and investigations is available on our blog.