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Hertz Corporation Data Breach

Disclosed on April 14, 2025, this breach affected 1,000,175 individuals across Hertz, Dollar, and Thrifty brands.

Key points

  • Affected 1,000,175 individuals.
  • Disclosed on April 14, 2025.
  • Caused by exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities in Cleo's file transfer platform by Clop ransomware gang.

Connected intelligence

Signal brief

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02

Likely method

Ransomware

Threat source not confirmed

03

Potential impact

Data Exposure

Confidentiality, Availability

Published
Apr 14, 2025
Updated
Jun 26, 2026
Confidence
Medium
Evidence
2 sources

Structured assessment

Signal analysis

This analysis groups the signal by industry, likely incident action and impacted security area. It helps compare this signal with other published signals without treating the labels as final determinations.

Threat source

Threat source not confirmed

Watch ransomware, endpoint compromise and business interruption exposure.

Business impact

Potential operational disruption
Impact area
Confidentiality, Availability
Likely asset
User or customer data

Mentioned entities

HertzData DisclosureHertz Corporation Data Breach DisclosedHertzDollarThriftyCleoClopOctober and DecemberCompromised

Quick context

Questions about this signal

What happened in this signal?

Disclosed on April 14, 2025, this breach affected 1,000,175 individuals across Hertz, Dollar, and Thrifty brands. The incident stemmed from zero-day vulnerabilities in Cleo's file transfer platform, which were exploited by the Clop ransomware gang in October and December 2024. Compromised data included names, contact information, dates of birth, credit card details, driver's licenses, and workers' compensation claims. A smaller subset also had Social Security numbers, government IDs, passports, or injury-related data exposed. Hertz's internal network was not directly impacted.

When was this signal reported?

Shadow Tier lists Apr 14, 2025 as the signal date.

Which organization is connected to this signal?

Hertz is the organization connected to this public signal.

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Which attack pattern is relevant?

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Which impact area is relevant?

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