"Stellantis, the carmaker behind Jeep, Fiat, Chrysler, and Dodge, stated on Sunday in a press release that it "recently" uncovered "unauthorized access" to a third-party service platform part of its customer service operations in North America. "We are also notifying the appropriate authorities and directly informing affected customers," Stellantis wrote in the press release. The release notes that while contact information was exposed, financial information was not."
"The car company did not reveal the number of people impacted by the breach. However, the ShinyHunters cybercriminal group claimed responsibility for the attack and told tech site BleepingComputer on Monday that it had stolen more than 18 million Salesforce records from Stellantis, including names and contact information. ShinyHunters has been going after high-profile Salesforce customers since the beginning of the year by using voice phishing attacks to steal data."
Stellantis uncovered unauthorized access to a third-party customer service platform used in North America and reported that contact information was exposed while financial information was not. The company notified authorities and directly informed affected customers but did not disclose the number of people impacted or the specific types of contact data involved. The ShinyHunters cybercriminal group claimed responsibility and asserted it stole more than 18 million Salesforce records, including names and contact information. ShinyHunters has targeted high-profile Salesforce customers using voice phishing this year, with previous breaches linked to other major companies and Salesforce databases.
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