Volkswagen Group's Cariad subsidiary suffers data leak exposing location data of 800,000 electric vehicles
A data leak at Cariad, Volkswagen Group's software development subsidiary, exposed terabytes of location data from approximately 800,000 electric vehicles across VW, Audi, Skoda, and Seat brands. The leak was attributed to a 'misconfiguration' on Amazon AWS cloud and was reported on December 27, 2024, after being discovered by an anonymous whistleblower who contacted the German Chaos Computer Club (CCC) and Der Spiegel. The data collection has since been secured.
Signal context
First seen: Dec 27, 2024
Last updated: Jul 1, 2026
Status: Public signal
Key points
- Data leak at Cariad, a Volkswagen Group subsidiary
- Exposed location data from 800,000 electric vehicles (VW, Audi, Skoda, Seat)
- Caused by a 'misconfiguration' on Amazon AWS cloud
Signal analysis
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Sector: Information
Likely country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇨🇭 Switzerland
inferred from source domains
Watch process controls, misconfiguration and accidental disclosure paths.
- Source type: outside the affected organization
Impact area: Confidentiality
Likely asset: User or customer data, Server or cloud data store
- 23 signals in the same sector
- 88 signals with the same likely impact area
- 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
External sources
Datalek Volkswagen benadrukt grote privacyrisico's - Techzine.nlhttps://www.techzine.nl/nieuws/security/558836/datalek-volkswagen-benadrukt-grote-privacyrisicos/Public source from techzine.nl.
Location data from 800000 Volkswagen vehicles exposed by cloud misconfigurationhttps://siliconangle.com/2024/12/30/location-data-800000-volkswagen-vehicles-exposed-cloud-misconfiguration/Public source from siliconangle.com.
Gegevens van 800.000 elektrische auto's blootgesteld bij Volkswagen-lek - Tweakershttps://tweakers.net/nieuws/230132/gegevens-van-800000-elektrische-autos-blootgesteld-bij-volkswagen-lek.htmlPublic source from tweakers.net.
VW-Datenleck: Terabyte an Bewegungsdaten von E-Fahrzeugen - BornCityhttps://borncity.com/blog/2024/12/27/vw-datenleck-terabyte-an-bewegungsdaten-von-e-fahrzeugen/Public source from borncity.com.
In detail: Volkswagen snijdt gigantisch in Duitse productiecapaciteit - AutoWeekhttps://myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl/consent?siteKey=ujm6mv0jrqiz5syr&callbackUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.autoweek.nl%2Fprivacygate-confirm%3FredirectUri%3D%252Fautonieuws%252Fartikel%252Fin-detail-volkswagen-snijdt-gigantisch-in-duitse-productiecapaciteit%252F&isLoggedIn=falsePublic source from myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl.
VW-DatenleckStandorte von Tausenden E-Autos geleaked – ook Schweizer betroffen - 20 Minutenhttps://www.20min.ch/sitemap/2024/12/27Public source from 20min.ch.
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