Ford has completed an investigation launched after hackers claimed to have stolen customer information.
Hackers named IntelBroker and EnergyWeaponUser claimed in a post on the BreachForums cybercrime forum on November 17 that they had obtained 44,000 Ford customer records, including names, physical addresses, and information on acquisitions.
As SecurityWeek pointed out in its initial article, the data sample made public by the hackers represented the physical addresses of car dealers from around the world, which is not considered sensitive information and is likely already public.
Ford has confirmed this, telling SecurityWeek on Tuesday that its investigation has determined that there was no breach of its systems or customer data, noting that the leaked information originated from a third-party supplier.
“The matter involved a third-party supplier and a small batch of publicly available dealers’ business addresses,” Ford said.
It added, “It is our understanding that the matter has now been resolved.”
IntelBroker has been known to leak data belonging to high-profile organizations, and while most victims have confirmed suffering some type of data breach, many of them suggested that the hacker’s claims were exaggerated.
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