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Renault UK Notifies Customers After Third-Party Breach Exposes Personal and Vehicle Data

Renault says no banking details were exposed.

Overview

  • Attackers accessed customer records through an external provider, and Renault reports its own systems were not compromised.
  • The data at risk includes names, contact details, postal addresses, vehicle registration numbers and Vehicle Identification Numbers.
  • Renault says the provider has contained the incident, and the company has notified relevant authorities and is coordinating remediation.
  • The company has not disclosed how many customers are affected as the scope of impact remains under assessment.
  • Customers are advised to watch for phishing attempts, reflecting a broader rise in supply-chain attacks on automakers, including recent incidents tied to Jaguar Land Rover and Stellantis.