Renault has become the most recent victim of a cyber attack. Customers of the French firm and its sister brand Dacia have been warned that their personal data, including postal addresses and emails, has been stolen by hackers.
In an email sent out to customers, Renault said: “We are very sorry to inform you about a cyber attack on one of our third-party providers, leading to some Renault UK customers’ personal data being taken from one of their systems.” The information, stolen from a third party data processing firm, includes Renault and Dacia customers’ names, addresses, emails, phone numbers and vehicle registrations.
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Source: Autoexpress News
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