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700Credit data breach hits 5.8 million car dealership customers

First reported · Last reported · 12 related reports

Personal information of car dealership customers was leaked at 700Credit, a US credit reporting and data services company. The number of people affected was initially put at about 5.6 million and later at 5.8 million, with 18,000 car dealerships involved. Attorneys also launched investigations into the breach.

Key facts

Affected organization
700Credit
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Personal information of 5.8 million car dealership customers
Cause / method
Not confirmed
Location
United States

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Timeline

  1. A data breach affecting 18,000 car dealerships and 5.6 million customers was disclosed.
  2. It was disclosed that the victims included 160,000 Michigan residents.
  3. The number of people affected by the personal data breach was put at 5.8 million.
  4. It was disclosed that attorneys had launched investigations into the breach.

12 related reports

The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organization’s official statements for accurate details.