Autotrader Data Breach

What happened?

In January 2023, 1.4M records from the Autotrader online vehicle marketplace appeared on a popular hacking forum . Autotrader stated that the "data in question relates to aged listing data that was generally publicly available on our site at the time and open to automated collection methods". The data contained 20k unique email addresses alongside physical addresses and phone numbers of dealers and vehicle details including VIN numbers.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is January 6, 2023. The record was added to the catalogue on January 23, 2023 and last updated there on January 23, 2023.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Email addresses
• Phone numbers
• Physical addresses
• Vehicle details
• Vehicle identification numbers (VINs)

These are incident-level categories. The record does not prove that every category was exposed for every affected person.

Who may be affected?

This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with Autotrader or used autotrader.com around January 6, 2023. A catalogue entry does not establish that every customer was affected or that every listed data category applied to each person. Compare the record with an official notice addressed to you.

What should you do?

Choose actions that match the information involved. If you find signs that someone is using your identity, the Federal Trade Commission provides a personal recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.