As Ford Authority reported earlier this week, a pair of hackers – IntelBroker and EnergyWeaponUser – recently posted at the BreachForums cybercrime forum, claiming that they stolen a variety of information pertaining to 44,000 Ford customers, including their names, addresses, and the product acquisitions they’ve made. The hackers posted a sample of that data online, which reportedly appeared to be related to Ford dealers and not end users themselves, as it contains the addresses of some dealerships from around the globe. At that time, Ford stated that it was “actively investigating the allegations,” and now, it seems as if the automaker has determined that these claims are bogus.
According to the Detroit Free Press, Ford has determined that there is no threat to its customers as there was apparently no data leak pertaining to the automaker’s systems or customer data, as the hackers alleged. Rather, “the matter involved a third-party supplier and a small batch of publicly available dealers’ business addresses,” Ford spokesperson Richard Binhammer confirmed. As such, FoMoCo considers this situation resolved.
The hackers shared a screenshot of the BreachForums post on X recently, stating that “Today, I have uploaded the FORD MOTOR COMPANY internal database for you to download, thanks for reading and enjoy!” However, this information also reportedly appeared to have come from an internal database and wasn’t full of too much sensitive information – only a few dealer addresses, which are obviously readily available online. Regardless, it was previously unclear if the hackers possessed more sensitive data in addition to what they posted. Now, that doesn’t appear to be the case.
Back in 2019, Ford also dealt with a possible data breach that impacted over 100 million Capital One customers, as well as a second attack stemming from a third party company that manages and safeguards data called Attunity Ltd. Back in January 2023, some Ford security flaws were discovered by a team of cybersecurity researchers, who noted that they could be exploited by hackers to gain access to vehicles and perform activities such as tracking them or unlocking doors remotely, though the automaker was able to patch those in short order.
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