For Sale: Data Stolen From Volvo 

Hackers have been detected selling data on a criminal forum, claiming that it was stolen from Swedish vehicle manufacturer Volvo.

The car maker has acknowledged the breach, which appears to have been perpetrated by a new ransomware gang using a malware tool known as Endurance.  The hackers claim to have used the Endurance tool to obtain data associated with an attack on US government agencies.

Screenshots leaked to the Dark Web in December, presumably to verify the source of the stolen data, includes internal documents related to telematics on vehicles made for police, internal presentations, project management dashboards, and car part schematics. Some of these screenshots display various dates in 2022, including late December, which suggests that the breach could be recent.

The data listed for sale includes information on future vehicle models, development systems, and employee information at the price of $2,500 in the Monero crypto currency. The hackers allege that a ransom payment was not demanded because they assumed that Volvo would not pay. 

If a breach is confirmed, it remains to be seen if the data actually comes from Volvo or from a third party - one of the users whose name is displayed in a project management dashboard appears to be an employee at Volvo and reportedly matches their LinkedIn profile.

Volvo says it, “is conducting its own investigation and working with third-party specialist to investigate the property theft... The company does not see, with currently available information, that this has an impact on the safety or security of its customers' cars or their personal data.”

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