Volkswagen Data Breach Affected 3.3 Million People in North America

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The data was collected for sales and marketing purposes between 2014 and 2019 and was stored in an electronic file that a vendor left unprotected, says NBC News. 

According to Volkswagen North American, more than 3.3 million customers and prospective buyers have been affected by a data leak at a supplier.  

The majority of those affected were current or potential Audi customers, one of the German automaker’s luxury brands.  

Volkswagen Group of America said Friday that an unauthorized third party obtained limited personal information about customers and prospective buyers from a vendor used by the Audi Volkswagen brand along with some U.S. and Canadian dealers for digital sales and marketing.

Only a few clients’ phone numbers and email addresses were compromised 

According to the company, the vast major…

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