Northern Ireland Police Data Breach Leads to £750,000 Fine
October 4, 2024
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Avis Car Rental, A business application belonging to the company was accessed by an unauthorized organization & breached data in August 2024. Between August 3-6, 2024 The breach affected the personal information of 299,006 customers. Avis detected this breach on 5th August and responded promptly by bringing in cyber security experts to investigate the incident.
When it found out about the attack, Avis Car Rental ensured that cybersecurity experts got to work and improved security practices to deny unauthorized entry. It said the company took immediate steps to further secure its systems, and that they were currently in the audit process reconfiguring security monitoring practices. Avis notified law enforcement of the breach and is working to shore up wider cyber defences.
Hackers stole customer data, names and other sensitive information While the specifics of what was taken and stolen from Avis have not been shared publicly beyond customer names, a breach notification issued by AviWarnsrisks like identity theft and fraud are possible. Customers who have been affected are encouraged to be extra careful and keep track of their account statements, as well as regularly check their credit history for any signs of fraudulent activity.
Avis is providing one year free of Equifax’s credit monitoring service to affected customers in the wake of the breach. It will also provide identity theft monitoring and support in the case of fraudulent activity.
Avis Car Rental has also been working with external security experts since the incident to bolster its affected business application. Zendesk said it has been working to boost its security defences and is also investigating the vulnerability that allowed access to customer data by attackers.
Avis Car Rental moved quickly after the breach, seeking help from cybersecurity experts to secure its systems and safeguard customer information. It has agreed to beef up security and offered those customers impacted credit monitoring services out of an abundance of caution. There is also a possibility that an identity theft or fraud may have occurred so being watchful happens to be important.
The hack exposed names and other customer data. Avis has so far not said and recommended customers taking precautions from identity theft.
The unauthorized access occurred on August 3-6, 2024. On August 5, Avis identified the breach and responded promptly to shoulder with.
Avis has enlisted help from cybersecurity professionals to strengthen security in all of its systems. We have added additional security layers and are further scrutinizing our policies.
It asks that customers pay close attention to their account statements and credit reports. They will also give you a free year membership to Equifax’s credit monitoring services that can help protect yourself from fraud.
The Maine Office of the Attorney General received a breach notification report securing 299,006 customers.
