AdvtJoin the community of 2M+ industry professionals Subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights & analysis. Download ETAuto App Get Realtime updatesSave your favourite articles Scan to download AppElon Musk-run Tesla has started notifying current and former employees whose information was involved in a confidential data breach in May that affected 75,735 people.In a notice posted on the US-based Maine Attorney General's website, Tesla said an investigation had found "two former Tesla employees misappropriated the information in violation of Tesla's IT security and data protection policies". "Tesla immediately took steps to contain the incident, understand the scope, and protect your information. Among other things, we identified and filed lawsuits against the two former employees. These lawsuits resulted in the seizure of the former employees' electronic devices that were believed to have contained the Tesla information," it added.Moreover, the automaker mentioned that it obtained court orders that prohibit the former employees from further use, access, or dissemination of the data, subject to criminal penalties.Tesla stated that two former employees shared the sensitive information with the German newspaper Handelsblatt .

Source: Economic Times August 20, 2023 10:16 UTC