Well, at least Sony can rest assured that it is not the only kid on the block having its lunch money stolen by hackers. It turns out that Honda Canada got its own atomic wedgie that has resulted in 283,000 car owners personal info being absconded.
From Wheels.ca:
While Tokyo-based Sony Corp. battles massive data security breaches, Japanese carmaker Honda is confronting its own online challenge — the theft of personal information from 283,000 Honda and Acura customers in Canada.
Jerry Chenkin, executive vice-president and chief compliance officer at Honda Canada Inc., confirmed Thursday that names, addresses and vehicle identification numbers were taken from the company’s e-commerce websites myHonda and myAcura, with suspicious activity on the site first detected in late February.
And VIN numbers as well? Oh, that would be an absolute boon to car thieves. 283,000 possible dupes to make up false papers for Hondas jacked off the street and headed to a container ship in the harbour.
Damn.
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