Data Breach at Stellantis: Millions of Customer Records Affected

The automotive giant Stellantis, the parent company behind renowned brands such as Chrysler, Fiat, Jeep, Dodge, and Ram, recently confirmed a significant data breach involving sensitive customer information. According to the company, the incident occurred on the platform of an external service provider supporting Stellantis' North American customer service. The company announced that contact information was stolen. However, there is still uncertainty about which specific data was compromised, as Stellantis has not provided further details on this point. Additionally, there is a lack of information about how many customers are affected by this security gap. According to a report by Bleeping Computer, the incident is linked to an attack on the Salesforce database of Stellantis. A hacker group known as ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for the hack and asserts that they have seized 18 million customer records. With this event, Stellantis joins an ever-growing list of companies, including major names like Cloudflare, Google, and Proofpoint, which have recently been affected by similar data breaches. These incidents are associated with a security leak at Salesloft Drift, particularly concerning compromised Salesforce instances.