Headline | A fault in the Pod Point chargers for electric cars puts the data of its users at risk | |
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Year | 2021 | |
Month | November | |
Country | United Kingdom | |
Description | More than 140,000 users of the Pod Point electric car charging app could have had their data put at risk by a security vulnerability. Among the data exposed by the flaw included the full names, home addresses, or the car-charging history of Pod Point, allowing cybercriminals to easily locate the users and their vehicles. These vulnerabilities were already noticed in March 2021, but it was not until September of the same year when the company began to take measures, ensuring that the data of its users is safe. | |
Intentionality | Hacker | |
Target | Vehicle | |
Company | Pod Point | |
Type of company | Energy | |
Data / Life | Data and Life | |
Access | Physical and remote | |
Recognized by brand | No | |
Source | https://www.which.co.uk/news/2021/11/pod-point-electric-car-chargers-security-flaw-may-have-put-140000-app-users-data-at-risk/ |