Tesla
Disclosed Aug 18, 20233 years ago75,735 affectedConfirmed
Two former employees leak personal data of 75,735 Tesla staff to Handelsblatt
Tesla said German newspaper Handelsblatt told it on May 10, 2023 that it had obtained confidential Tesla data. Tesla's investigation found two former employees had taken the information, which included personal data such as Social Security numbers of 75,735 current and former employees.
What is known
| People affected | 75,735 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Aug 18, 2023 |
| Discovered | May 10, 2023 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | Names, Addresses, Phone numbers, Emails, Social Security numbers, Employment |
| Sector | Manufacturing · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Teslaoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| California AG data breach notice: Tesla, Inc.oag.ca.gov · Regulator | Regulator |
| Tesla finds former workers leaked sensitive data on over 75,000 employeestheverge.com · News | News |
| Vermont Attorney General: 2023-08-18 Tesla Data Breach Notice to Consumersago.vermont.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Indiana Attorney General 2023 data breach report: Teslain.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| California AGresidents of CA | Aug 18, 2023 | |
| Researchtotal | Aug 18, 2023 | 75,735 |
| Vermont AGresidents of VT | Aug 18, 2023 | |
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Aug 18, 2023 | 71 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/consumer-protection-division/id-theft-prevention/files/D-BYear-to-Date-Report-2023.pdf · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-08-18-tesla-data-breach-notice-consumers · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · sector: tech to manufacturing · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to insider · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","addresses","phone","emails","ssn","employment"] · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 75735 · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2023-05-10 · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to Tesla said German newspaper Handelsblatt told it on May 10, 2023 that it had obtained confidential Tesla data. Tesla's investigation found two former employees had taken the information, which included personal data such as Social Security · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · title: empty to Two former employees leak personal data of 75,735 Tesla staff to Handelsblatt · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.