WionDrive News Desk 
Former employees of Tesla were found to be responsible for a data breach that impacted more than 75,000 individuals, including staff members, according to an official disclosure by the electric car manufacturer. The breach exposed sensitive personal information and was later leaked to German media outlet Handelsblatt. Tesla’s data privacy officer, Steven Elentukh, informed Maine’s attorney general office about the breach in a recent submission.
The compromised data included details such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and social security numbers. In response to the breach, Tesla took action to identify the ex-employees responsible, initiated legal proceedings against them, and confiscated their devices. The company’s efforts aimed to prevent further unauthorized use or dissemination of the exposed information.
Legal requirements in the United States mandate companies to report data breaches of a certain magnitude to relevant authorities, with regulations varying across states. This incident follows a previous report in April, where it was revealed that groups of Tesla employees had shared customer information, including images and videos captured by car cameras, through internal messaging systems.
