Honda Canada has informed thousands of its Honda and Acura customers that some of their personal information was stolen when its systems were hacked.The company said the information accessed was related to a program in 2009 that encouraged customers to register at the My Honda website in an alert posted on its website, Honda said details such as customer names, addresses, vehicle identification numbers and in some cases Honda Financial Services account numbers were accessed. The company said the information didn’t include data typically used for identity theft or fraud, such as birth dates, credit card numbers and bank account numbers.“Honda sincerely apologizes for this incident and we are working diligently to protect your information and improve our data security procedures,” the company said.Honda recommend that customers to be alert to marketing campaigns from third parties that reference their ownership of a Honda, but otherwise recommended no other specific action.My Opinion:
Overall, this is another horrifying event in the technological world. I think this is truly unbelievable, because Sony and Honda just got hacked at relatively the same time. I think this is a red alert for major companies throughout the world to protect their data, and to reinforce their protection systems. It is truly unfortunate that Honda was hacked, and it is again a finable suit.A lot of personal information was leaked throughout this hacked. Honda users will most likely be evaluating their choice in cars, and Honda will potentially lose some customers.
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