
Mercedes-Benz USA said on Thursday sensitive personal information of nearly 1,000 customers and interested buyers was inadvertently made accessible on a cloud storage platform.
No Mercedes-Benz system was compromised and no files were maliciously misused, the company added.
The d ata accidentally made accessible comprised self-reported credit scores, driver license
Mercedes said persons affected will be offered a complimentary two-year subscription to a credit monitoring service.
VW earlier this month said data on 3.3 million customers or shoppers at its Audi brand had inadvertently been leaked.