CarGurus breach exposes data of about 12.5 million accounts
A breach at CarGurus in February exposed the information of about 12.5 million accounts. ShinyHunters initially claimed to have stolen 1.7 million records, and CarGurus launched an investigation into the cyberattack. Several lawsuits were later filed, with plaintiffs alleging inadequate data protection measures and a failure to provide timely notice.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- CarGurus
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Information of about 12.5 million accounts
- Cause / method
- Data leak resulting from a cyberattack
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
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Timeline
- It was reported that CarGurus was investigating a cyberattack and that ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen 1.7 million records.
- The impact of the data leak was reported to be 12.5 million accounts.
- It was reported that several lawsuits had been filed against CarGurus alleging inadequate data protection and notification.
4 related reports
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