Car Dealers Magazine | Autotrader.co.uk under attack – Car Dealer Magazine

AUTOTRADER.co.uk has been the subject of a “ malicious third-party attack, ” the online car sales site said.

A statement released today reads: ‘The Autotrader.co.uk website has been the subject of a malicious third-party attack which has prevented the provision of normal operational services. Anyone visiting the site during this attack would have noticed that Autotrader.co.uk was intermittently or extremely slow.

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“The technical support team is working around the clock to restore services and minimize the impact of similar attacks in the future. Some visitors may still have difficulty accessing the site today while we resolve the remaining issues. ”

This is not the first time that Autotrader.co.uk has been the target of malicious attacks. In September last year, Car Dealer reported that dealers using the site were facing “phishing” emails from scammers.

However, in this latest round of hacking, Autotrader.co.uk is adamant that there is “ no evidence to suggest that customer data was lost as a result of the attack and there is no is no known risk to consumers visiting the site during this time. ‘

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