Third-party supplier linked to Ford data breach
Ford investigated a possible breach after attackers claimed to have stolen data. Ford later said the data breach originated with a third-party supplier. The type of information leaked and the extent of the damage have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Ford
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Data breach involving a third-party supplier
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- Ford investigated a possible breach after attackers claimed to have stolen data.
- Ford identified a third-party supplier as the source of the data breach.
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