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Stellantis Data Breach: ShinyHunters Drive Off with 18 Million Records! 🚗💻

Stellantis has confirmed a data breach affecting North American customers, courtesy of a third-party service provider. The culprits, ShinyHunters, claim to have pilfered over 18 million records. Thankfully, no financial data was stolen. Stellantis advises caution against phishing attempts. Remember, folks, if it looks fishy, don’t clicky!

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Hot Take:

Looks like Stellantis’ customer data took an unexpected joyride, courtesy of the infamous ShinyHunters. Who knew data breaches could be more frequent than your car’s oil change? Just when you thought the only thing you needed to worry about was your warranty expiring, now there’s the potential for phishing schemes. It’s safe to say that the only ‘drive’ customers want is behind the wheel, not through their emails with hackers at the helm!

Key Points:

  • Stellantis confirmed a data breach affecting North American customer contact information.
  • The breach was linked to a third-party service provider’s platform.
  • The ShinyHunters extortion group claimed responsibility for recent Salesforce data breaches.
  • ShinyHunters allegedly stole over 18 million Salesforce records related to Stellantis.
  • FBI issued a Flash alert regarding these widespread Salesforce environment breaches.

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