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== The Incident == | == The Incident == | ||
[[File:Volkswagen.png|alt=Pie Chart showing the total cars affected including the severity of each(whether its location was exposed down to a radius of 10cm or 10km) and breakdown by brand|thumb|Pie Chart showing the total cars affected and breakdown by brand]] | [[File:Volkswagen.png|alt=Pie Chart showing the total cars affected including the severity of each(whether its location was exposed down to a radius of 10cm or 10km) and breakdown by brand|thumb|Pie Chart showing the total cars affected and breakdown by brand]] | ||
The core issue stemmed from a misconfiguration in Volkswagen's AWS storage implementation, which left customer data publicly accessible without proper authentication or access restrictions<ref name=":0" />. This exposed sensitive information about vehicle locations, EV battery statistics and sensitive customer information. The incident not only | The core issue stemmed from a misconfiguration in Volkswagen's AWS storage implementation, which left customer data publicly accessible without proper authentication or access restrictions<ref name=":0" />. This exposed sensitive information about vehicle locations, EV battery statistics and sensitive customer information. The incident not only breached customer trust, but Volkswagen's own Terms of Service. | ||
== Industry Context == | == Industry Context == | ||