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Audi data breach (2019)

In August 2019, Audi USA suffered a data breach after a vendor left data unsecured and exposed on the internet. The data contained 2.7M unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers, physical addresses and vehicle information including VIN.

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2.7M
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Imported from Have I Been Pwned — pending editorial review and translation to French. The summary below is machine-extracted; consult the source for details.

In 2019-08-14, Audi was affected by a data breach. Approximately 2,743,539 accounts were exposed. In August 2019, Audi USA suffered a data breach after a vendor left data unsecured and exposed on the internet. The data contained 2.7M unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers, physical addresses and vehicle information including VIN.

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  1. haveibeenpwned.comhttps://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#Audi
  2. audiusa.comhttps://audiusa.com

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