Scania insurance claims data leaked, extortion demand follows
Swedish lorry maker Scania had insurance claims data leaked, followed by an extortion demand using the data. Scania confirmed the data leak and investigated the hacking incident.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Scania
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Insurance claims data leaked
- Cause / method
- Hacking and extortion using the leaked data
- Location
- Sweden
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
Timeline
- Scania confirmed a leak of insurance claims data linked to an extortion demand.
- It came to light that Scania was investigating the hacking incident.
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