Report: Data leakage in car manufacturers – VW also affected – economy

Production process, contracts and confidentiality obligations: According to a network report, the sensitive data of many manufacturers [19659007].
Tens of thousands of documents containing sensitive data from major automakers have appeared on the Internet temporarily, according to a newspaper article. The 157-gigabyte data leak was discovered this month by a security researcher and hit heavyweights in the industry such as Volkswagen, Toyota, General Motors, Ford, Fiat Chrysler and Tesla, Friday wrote. the New York Times. The data relate to technical information about production processes – sometimes well-kept business secrets. Contracts, work schedules and even confidentiality obligations have also been included. In total, it involves nearly 47,000 cases from more than 100 companies, which involved the Canadian small business Level One Robotics and controls.

According to the report, it is unclear whether the information is unauthorized. and the passports contained, seen or downloaded. The researcher, who discovered the data on a backup server, informed the companies last week. Then the material was removed from the network. Level One and the car manufacturers concerned did not want to comment on the newspaper or leave the requests unanswered. ! (AP) function