Hyundai: No Customer Data Exposed in Breach, Employees Impacted
Hyundai denied media reports that a February breach may have exposed the personal information of almost three million customers (see 2511120045). In an email Wednesday evening to Privacy Daily, Hyundai said "the 2.7 million figure ... cited in many media articles has no relation to the actual security incident." Moreover, the company said no customer data was compromised, though current and former employees' information was exposed.
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The figure in media reports "represents the alleged total number of connected vehicles that may be supported by Hyundai AutoEver America across North America," the company told us.
In addition, it said, "No Hyundai consumer data was exposed, and no Hyundai Motor America customer information or Bluelink driver data was compromised." Bluelink is a feature available to drivers in the MyHyundai app. It collects data on seat position, climate control, speed, acceleration, braking and service history, according to a company site.
Hyundai AutoEver America is an IT vendor that manages certain Hyundai Motor America employee data systems, the company said. It "experienced an incident ... that impacted employment-related data and primarily affected current and former employees of Hyundai AutoEver America and Hyundai Motor America."
The company added, "Approximately 2,000 primarily current and former employees were notified of the incident."