{"id":2007139,"date":"2023-08-21T15:57:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T19:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tesla-data-breach-impacting-75000-employees-blamed-on-insider-wrongdoing\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T15:59:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T19:59:40","slug":"tesla-data-breach-impacting-75000-employees-blamed-on-insider-wrongdoing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tesla-data-breach-impacting-75000-employees-blamed-on-insider-wrongdoing\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla data breach affecting 75k employees attributed to &#8216;insider misconduct&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftesla-data-breach-impacting-75000-employees-blamed-on-insider-wrongdoing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2007139&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\"><strong>Tesla Notifies Employees of Insider Data Breach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u200b news is out: Tesla has recently informed its current and former employees about a significant data breach \u200bthat occurred in May. This breach involved a staggering 75,000 confidential files containing personal information. According to the Maine attorney general&#8217;s office, the breach was a result of &#8220;insider\u200b wrongdoing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The breach affected a total of 75,735 Tesla workers, compromising their Social Security \u2063numbers, names, and addresses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related \u2062Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/tesla-cfo-zachary-kirkhorn-steps-down-successor-known-5449606\">Tesla CFO Zachary Kirkhorn Steps Down, Successor Known<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/7\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/tesla-cfo-zachary-kirkhorn-steps-down-successor-known-5449606\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/us-opens-investigation-into-fatal-tesla-crash-in-virginia-5457460\">US Opens Investigation Into Fatal\u2064 Tesla \u200cCrash in Virginia<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/11\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/us-opens-investigation-into-fatal-tesla-crash-in-virginia-5457460\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This breach even affected nine residents\u200b of the state who were current or former employees of Tesla.<\/p>\n<h2>German Newspaper Reports Insider Breach at Tesla<\/h2>\n<p>In a shocking revelation, a German newspaper named Handelsblatt informed Tesla on May 10, 2023, that it had obtained confidential\u200c information about the company. The \u200cnewspaper received \u200dover 100 gigabytes\u200c of data \u200bfrom \u2063two leakers.<\/p>\n<p>According to Handelsblatt&#8217;s report in May, a \u2062disgruntled former employee \u200bprovided them access to the files as a service technician, highlighting\u2063 Tesla&#8217;s alleged failure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dutch-watchdog-looking-into-alleged-tesla-data-breach\/\" title=\"Dutch watchdog probes possible Tesla data breach.\">adequately protect data<\/a> from customers, employees, and business partners.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla&#8217;s recent notice confirmed that an internal \u2062investigation\u2062 revealed the involvement of\u2064 two former employees who violated the company&#8217;s IT security and data protection\u2062 policies by misappropriating and sharing the\u2063 information with the\u2064 media outlet.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">The letter stated that Tesla has filed lawsuits against the two former employees, although the exact jurisdiction of the case was not specified.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla has taken legal action to prohibit the former employees\u200d from further using, accessing, or\u200d disseminating the data, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unmasked-texas-dems-defy-biden\/\" title=\"Unmasked Texas Dems Defy Biden\">potential criminal penalties<\/a>. The company is\u2064 also cooperating with law\u2062 enforcement\u2062 and external forensics experts to ensure appropriate \u2063measures are taken.<\/p>\n<p>The company has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tesla-data-breach-impacting-75000-employees-blamed-on-insider-wrongdoing\/\" title=\"Tesla data breach affecting 75k employees attributed to 'insider misconduct'.\">seized electronic \u2063devices believed<\/a> to contain the sensitive company information.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">In response to the breach, Tesla has informed\u2063 its employees that no misuse of personal data has been detected. As a precautionary measure, the\u200c company will provide complimentary membership to Experian IdentityWorks&#8217;\u2062 credit monitoring and identity theft service.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">The duration of the membership will vary\u200d from one to two years, depending on the employee and the specific engagement number\u2064 mentioned in the letter they receive.<\/p>\n<p>The Epoch Times has reached out to Tesla for comment.<\/p>\n<h2>Recent Data Breach Raises Concerns<\/h2>\n<p>According to the leaked files, Handelsblatt\u200d reported that there were nearly 4,000 customer complaints \u200bregarding Tesla&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration-clears-way-for-driverless-vehicles\/\" title=\"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Clears Way for Driverless Vehicles\">driver assistance systems<\/a>, particularly related to sudden \u2062acceleration or phantom braking.<\/p>\n<p>The news outlet assured Tesla\u2064 that it would not publish any personal information and is legally prohibited from using it inappropriately.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">The\u200c German union, \u2062IG Metall, finds these leaks disturbing and demands that Tesla inform employees about\u200c future data protection breaches.\u200d They also urge the company to create an environment where staff\u200b can openly\u200d discuss\u2063 problems and grievances \u200bwithout fear.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">&#8220;These revelations fit with the picture that we have gained in just under two years,&#8221; said Dirk Schulze, IG Metall district manager for Berlin,\u2063 Brandenburg, and Saxony.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla has alerted current and former employees about an insider data breach in May, where 75,000 confidential files containing personal information were compromised. The breach, involving employee records at the Austin-based automaker, was attributed to &#8220;insider wrongdoing,&#8221; as stated on the Maine attorney general office&#8217;s website on Aug. 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":327,"featured_media":2007140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2007139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/327"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2007139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2007140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2007139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2007139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2007139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}