- DCS reported a data overgrowth caused by unusual behavior from a third -party support provider
- There was only access to names and e emails; No financial data was stored or compromised
- Fewer than ten customers were affected; Authorities and partners have been notified
Digital Charging Solutions (DCS), a German company that builds public charging solutions for car manufacturers, fleet managers and EV drivers, has warned its customers that it was suffering a fairly bisarr data violation that did not include a malicious third party or an unsuccessful insider.
In a review of data violation sent to several car manufacturers, including BMW and KIA, the company said it had observed “irregularities” in the way one of its third -party providers handled his data registers.
It did not name the partner in question, but said that the service provider “supports us in customer support and is therefore in principle authorized to see customer data for these purposes,” reads the machine translated.
Individual customer data
The company’s study showed that the service provider has unnecessarily seen “individual customer data,” DCS said, adding that it is now working with the company’s management to clarify what happened.
Additional security measures are already in place, added it, and emphasized that law enforcement and relevant data protection authorities were warned.
“According to previous finds, the number of specifically affected customers is in the single -digit range,” it states further.
“They have already been informed separately.” The data that this naughty third party then included names and e -mail addresses. Individual, complete payment data did not become access to as DCs do not store or process this type of information.
Digital charging solutions have more than one million customers in Europe offering access to almost one million public EV charging points.
It has about 350 employees and generates an estimated annual revenue of $ 142.7 million, with its partners, including some of the largest car manufacturers and naval operators who supply the white -labeled charging services and naval handling tools.
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