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Title: Hertz Says Customers' Personal Data, Driver's Licenses Stolen In Data
Breach

Link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/04/15/01282...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Car rental giant Hertz
has begun notifying its customers of a data breach that included their
personal information and driver's licenses. The rental company, which also
owns the Dollar and Thrifty brands, said in notices on its website that the
breach relates to a cyberattack on one of its vendors between October 2024
and December 2024. The stolen data varies by region, but largely includes
Hertz customer names, dates of birth, contact information, driver's licenses,
payment card information, and workers' compensation claims. Hertz said a
smaller number of customers had their Social Security numbers taken in the
breach, along with other government-issued identification numbers. Notices on
Hertz's websites disclosed the breach to customers in Australia, Canada, the
European Union, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Hertz also disclosed the
breach with several U.S. states, including California and Maine. Hertz said
at least 3,400 customers in Maine were affected but did not list the total
number of affected individuals, which is likely to be significantly higher.
Emily Spencer, a spokesperson for Hertz, would not provide TechCrunch with a
specific number of individuals affected by the breach but said it would be
"inaccurate to say millions" of customers are affected. The company
attributed the breach to a vendor, software maker Cleo, which last year was
at the center of a mass-hacking campaign by a prolific Russia-linked
ransomware gang.

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