Cariad

Disclosed Dec 27, 2024800,000 affectedUnverified

Volkswagen software unit left location data of 800,000 EVs exposed

Researchers reported that Volkswagen's software unit Cariad left terabytes of data on about 800,000 Audi, Seat, Skoda and Volkswagen electric vehicles exposed online for months, including precise locations for about 460,000. Cariad fixed the flaw and said it saw no access beyond the researchers.

What is known

People affected	800,000 (as reported by the organization)
Disclosed	Dec 27, 2024
Attack	Exposed data
Data exposed	LocationOther
Sector	Transport · DE
Status	Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization

Sources

Newstechcrunch.com

Volkswagen leak exposed precise location data on thousands of vehicles across Europe for months

Notices filed

TotalDec 27, 2024

Research800,000 people

History of this record

Added2026-09-25

First recordedby seedSource

First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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