Update: Honda Canada breach exposed data on 280,000 individuals
Company says ID theft unlikely because no SSNs, driver license details,
birth dates, bank details were compromised
By Jaikumar Vijayan
May 26, 2011 05:05 PM ET
Computerworld - Honda Canada has notified about 280,000 customers in that
country of a data breach involving the compromise of their personal data.
The breach was discovered in late February. However the company only began
notifying customers of the compromise earlier this month.
An undated alert posted on the company's Web site said the incident
involved the unauthorized access of customer names, addresses, vehicle
identification numbers, and in the case of a small number of customers,
their Honda Financial Services account numbers.
Jerry Chenkin, executive vice president of Honda Canada, said Thursday the
reason for the delay was because the company needed time to figure out the
scope of the breach before it could begin notifying customers.
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