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Data breach at Mercedes Benz

Data breach at Mercedes Benz

Date: 21.10.2019

Responsible body: Mercedes Benz App “Mercedes Me”

Type of data breach: data visible to other users

Die Anwendung “Mercedes Me” dient Mercedes-Kunden dazu, Fahrzeugdaten zu prüfen, Fahrzeugfunktionen aus der Ferne zu steuern oder auch Verträge einzusehen. Mehrere Kunden bekamen zeitweise die Daten anderer Nutzer angezeigt. Betroffen waren ausschließlich Kunden aus den USA. Nach Bekanntwerden des Datenlecks reagierte Mercedes, indem die Anwendung vorübergehend abgeschaltet wurde.

Categories of data: personal data such as name, telephone number, location of the car

Source: t3n

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