Workers' names, home and email addresses affected, says company
Tesla has filed lawsuits against two former employees for their involvement in a data breach at the company.
Recently, the company informed current and former employees of the incident as well as the actions it has taken in response.
“We are writing to tell you about a data incident that involved your information,” the company said in a notice posted on the website of the Office of the Maine Attorney General. “While we have not identified evidence of misuse of the data in a manner that may cause harm to you, we are nonetheless providing you with this notice to ensure that you are aware of what happened and the measures we have taken.”
On May 10, 2023, a foreign media outlet named Handelsblatt informed the automotive company that it had obtained Tesla confidential information, according to the notice.
Certain employee-related records were among the confidential information that were affected as part of this incident. These include workers’ names, as well as such as addresses, phone numbers and/or email addresses.
Following an investigation, Tesla found that two former employees misappropriated the information and shared it with the media outlet, in violation of Tesla’s IT security and data protection policies.
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