Summary:

- Tesla discloses a data breach impacting 75,000 people caused by a whistleblower leak, not a cyberattack.

- Former Tesla employees sent confidential information to German media outlet Handelsblatt, violating Tesla's IT security and data protection policies.

- The breach exposed personal information, including social security numbers, names, contact information, and employment-related records.

- Tesla has filed lawsuits against the ex-employees responsible for the breach and obtained court orders to prohibit further use of the data.

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https://www.securityweek.com/tesla-discloses-data-breach-related-to-whistleblower-leak/