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17-02-2024
Bureau Report + Agencies
SYDNEY: Australia’s Eagers Automotive (APE.AX), opens new tab said on Friday a third party has claimed it has published on the internet data alleged to have been removed from the automotive retailer’s servers.
The company said it was investigating the claim and was assessing the kind of data that was compromised and reaching out to the affected individuals.
It said it continued to monitor any further claims about the publication of the data.
The Brisbane based company did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for further comments on the kind of data claimed to have been leaked.
In December, opens new tab, the company reported a cyber incident which caused an outage across Eagers’ operations in Australia and New Zealand, impacting its ability to finalize transactions for several vehicles already sold and ready for delivery.
An investigation in January found that the outage involved a third party hacking into the company’s servers to gain unauthorized access to parts of its information technology (IT) systems.
“The operational impact of the IT outages on the company initially experienced as a result of the incident have been largely mitigated across all regions and business divisions,” the company said in a statement, opens new tab on Friday.
The company, which has a market cap of $2.4 billion, said it did not expect a ‘material’ financial impact from the event for fiscal 2024.
Eagers Automotive Limited is an Australia-based automotive retail company. Its business consists of the ownership and operation of motor vehicle dealerships. It provides full facilities including the sale of new and used vehicles, service, parts and the facilitation of allied consumer finance. It operates through three segments: Car Retail, Truck Retail, and Property. Car Retail segment offers a range of automotive products and services, including new vehicles, used vehicles, vehicle maintenance and repair services, vehicle parts, extended service contracts, vehicle brokerage, vehicle protection products and other aftermarket products. Truck Retail segment offers a range of products and services, including new trucks, used trucks, truck maintenance and repair services, truck parts, extended service contracts, truck protection products and other aftermarket products. Property segment acquires commercial properties for use as facility premises for its motor dealership operations.
