Tesla personal data leak and privacy violations under scrutiny
Issues of personal data leaks and privacy violations at Tesla came to the fore. In May 2024, the South Korean government began looking into the matter.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Tesla
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- South Korea
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.
- If you’ve suffered harm, report it. Call 118 (no area code) for privacy violations, contact the police for financial losses, and apply for dispute mediation to seek compensation.Personal Information Infringement Report Centre ↗Korean National Police Agency cybercrime report ↗Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee ↗
Timeline
- It emerged that the South Korean government was looking into Tesla's personal data leak and privacy violation issues.
- The possibility of an investigation in South Korea into Tesla's privacy violations was raised.
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