{"id":25371,"date":"2021-07-02T08:01:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T15:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evolvemga.com\/?p=25371"},"modified":"2021-07-02T10:16:40","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T17:16:40","slug":"mercedes-benz-breach-update-1-6-million-records-exposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evolvemga.com\/mercedes-benz-breach-update-1-6-million-records-exposed\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes-Benz Breach Update: 1.6 Million Records Exposed"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”0″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”Small Line” line_alignment=”center” line_thickness=”1″ divider_color=”default” custom_line_width=”650″][vc_column_text]\n

1.6 million individuals have been exposed. 1,000 individuals have highly sensitive information leaked.
\n<\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”Small Line” line_alignment=”center” line_thickness=”1″ divider_color=”default” custom_line_width=”650″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” centered_text=”true” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][nectar_btn size=”large” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Mercedes-Benz Official Press Release” url=”https:\/\/media.mbusa.com\/releases\/release-ee5a810c1007117e79e1c871352a4afa-mercedes-benz-usa-announces-initial-findings-of-data-investigation-affecting-customers-and-interested-buyers”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”0″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”Small Line” line_alignment=”center” line_thickness=”1″ divider_color=”default” custom_line_width=”650″][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text]SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA<\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 On June 11th, one of Mercedes<\/a>‘ vendors informed the German-based auto manufacturer that a cloud storage security vulnerability<\/a> had exposed personal information of 1.6 million individuals. Last week, Mercedes revealed the results of their internal investigation into the breach. Of the 1.6 million records exposed, around 1,000 contained extremely revealing information.<\/p>\n

How did this happen?<\/span>
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This is a textbook example of a third party<\/a> data breach. One of Mercedes’ vendors (who has remained unnamed to this point) was responsible for storing customer information on behalf of the organization. According to the company, the breach affects individuals who had entered sensitive information on Mercedez-Benz and dealer websites between 2014 and 2017.<\/p>\n

From Mercedes… “No Mercedes-Benz system was compromised as a result of this incident, and at this time, we have no evidence that any Mercedes-Benz files were maliciously misused.” But just because Mercedes was not directly responsible for the hack, they are still liable, and will offer two years of credit monitoring to individuals who were exposed. The company says it is also notifying the government agencies.<\/p>\n

For a smaller number of people – which Mercedes-Benz says is less than 1,000 – more sensitive data was exposed, including:<\/p>\n