You Won’t Believe How Hertz Misplaced Your Secrets—Again!

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Well, it appears the ever-charming car rental mogul Hertz has added a new feature to their service: uninvited data exposure! 🍸🍿 A vendor’s security was about as secure as a sieve at a tea party, leaving your intimate details dangling in the digital breeze.

So, in a most theatrical drama posted on their website, Hertz confesses that its dear vendor, Cleo Communications US, suffered a zero-day vulnerability exploit late last year—which, darling, is cyber-speak for “we got mugged when we weren’t looking.”

Oh, by the by, at least 100,000 unsuspecting souls have been drafted into this privacy debacle, as various state websites have charmingly revealed.

Names, contact details, credit card numbers, driver’s license digits—your entire alphabet soup of personal info—was whisked away like a poorly guarded soufflé. And for the truly unlucky few? Social Security numbers, passports, Medicare IDs, and even vehicular accident claims took a stroll down the hacker’s runway.

“On February 10th, 2025, we had the distinct pleasure of confirming that an unauthorized party has been shopping with our data since last October and December. We promptly began our investigation, like detectives in a rather dull mystery novel, to see who might be affected,” Hertz disclosed as if recounting a scandal at a dinner party.

To clarify, Cleo’s role was merely a file transfer platform—limited in its capabilities, unlimited in its ability to invite chaos. The vendor quickly patched their holes, no doubt with the urgency of a debutante sewing a last-minute button.

You’ll be relieved to know Hertz didn’t reveal exactly how many patrons were caught in this digital dragnet. But fear not! Letters fluttered out to the afflicted, accompanied by free identity monitoring—because what says “we’re sorry” quite like watching your identity like a hawk while someone else holds the keys?

“While we haven’t yet spotted any fraudulent shenanigans connected to this escapade, we do suggest you keep a keen eye on your bank statements and credit reports—because, darling, vigilance is the new black,” they advise, probably while clutching their pearls.

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2025-04-19 19:03