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BMW Hong Kong was exposed to have tens of thousands of customer data leaked! The Privacy Commissioner's Office said it is conducting a regulatory review

2024-07-26

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Recently, there was news that BMW Automobile (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. suspected that the data of 14,000 customers had been leaked. In response, on July 26, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data of Hong Kong told Nandu reporters that it had received the company's report and was conducting a compliance review. The scope of affected users and the cause of the data leak were still under investigation.

On the 25th, it was reported that BMW Automobile (Hong Kong) Ltd. suspected that customer data had been leaked, and the data of about 14,000 customers were affected. The company has reported the incident to the police and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data of Hong Kong.

In response to the incident, on the 26th, a staff member of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data of Hong Kong told a reporter from Southern Metropolis Daily that they had received the relevant report from the company and were currently conducting a compliance review. As for whether the data leak involved mainland customers, the staff member said that the scope and number of affected users and the cause of the data leak are still under investigation. If customers need to know whether they are among the affected persons, they can consult the company.

Nandu reporters also learned that BMW Automobiles (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. is the local dealer of BMW (China) Automobile Trading Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong.

Nandu previously reported that in May this year, the personal information of temporary employees of two Hong Kong hotels under the Shangri-La Group was leaked, involving more than 1,900 people.

On May 8, Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel told Nandu reporters that the incident was caused by a malfunction in the temporary labor management system. The hotel expressed deep apologies to all employees involved and is currently contacting the employees involved and investigating the cause of the incident. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data of Hong Kong also told Nandu reporters on the same day that it had received relevant complaints and was currently conducting a compliance review.

Written by: Southern Metropolis Daily reporter Feng Yiran