Hotai Motor
Disclosed Jan 30, 20233 years ago400,000 affectedUnverified
Car rental app left 400,000+ customers' data in open database; Taiwan fines
iRent left a passwordless database with customer information and identity documents exposed for months, as reported by TechCrunch. Taiwan's highways authority fined it NT$200,000 and Taipei's government added a NT$90,000 fine.
What is known
| People affected | 400,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Discovered | Jan 2023 |
| Attack | Exposed data |
| Data exposed | Names, Government IDs, Phone numbers, Emails, Addresses, Payment cards |
| Sector | Transport · TW |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
| Lawsuit or fine | NT$290,000 total fines from Taiwan's highways authority and Taipei city (Feb 2023) (about $9,600) |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Hotai Motor exposed iRent customer datatechcrunch.com · News | News |
| Taiwan fines car renting giant iRent for customer data spilltechcrunch.com · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Jan 30, 2023 | 400,000 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.