Owner of parking apps RingGo and ParkMobile has been hacked, and customer data including credit card info has been stolen.
Cybersecurity issues have not lessened during the Christmas holiday period, after Europe's largest parking app organisation confirmed it has been hacked.
In a notification, Sweden-cased EasyPark Group, the owner of brands including RingGo and ParkMobile, confirmed that customer data has been stolen during the cyberattack.
Unfortunately it seems the hackers were able to steal customer names, phone numbers, physical addresses, email addresses and parts of credit card numbers.
However it did not reveal how many customers have had their data stolen, or which countries they reside in.
The company said its ParkMobile brand, which has 50 million users in the United States, has not been affected.
It warned customers to be mindful of possible phishing attempts, but is not yet aware of instances of the data being used or published, and had not received a ransom demand.
The hack demonstrates the risk of the ongoing move away from physical infrastructure to an online model, where data is centralised and thus potentially vulnerable.
This data breach can be viewed as troubling, as not only have the hackers obtained the physical addresses of victims, but also their parking locations such as for work or shopping purposes.
EasyPark is said to be Europe's biggest parking app in terms of coverage, and its EasyPark, ParkMobile, RingGo and Park-line apps operate in more than 4,000 cities across 23 countries, including the US, Australia, New Zealand and most western European countries.
This Cyber News was published on www.silicon.co.uk. Publication date: Wed, 27 Dec 2023 12:43:05 +0000