Zoomcar Says Hackers Accessed Data of 8.4 Million Users

India-based car sharing marketplace Zoomcar learned recently that some of its systems were hacked, and an investigation showed that the information of millions of users was compromised as a result.

Zoomcar connects vehicle owners with people seeking car rentals. Its services are available in India, Indonesia, Egypt and Vietnam.

Zoomcar Holdings, Inc. has informed the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it learned of unauthorized access to its IT systems on June 9.

“The Company became aware of the incident after certain employees received external communications from a threat actor alleging unauthorized access to Company data,” Zoomcar told the SEC.

The company’s investigation to date has determined that hackers accessed a “limited dataset” that included the personal information of 8.4 million users, which is described as a “subset of users”.

Compromised information includes name, phone number, car registration number, physical address, and email address. There is no ...