Harley-Davidson It ended last year, it seems, in the worst way. According to information from the other side of the pond, the American factory’s website has suffered a cyber attack, revealing numerous confidential information of thousands of customers.
The problems for harley they don’t stop The firm’s shares have suffered a significant drop, its CEO faces widespread criticism for allegedly bowing to external pressure. On the other hand, LiveWireits electric bet, has consumed resources at an alarming rate, without generating the expected impact on the market.
Furthermore, the brand continues to face enormous difficulties in attracting young customers. Yes, its audience seems to be mostly over 60 years old. In short, the picture could not be more complicated.
What happened to Harley-Davidson?
But how could such a challenging year get even more complicated? Well, now there is a possible massive data leak. According to the portal specialized in the subject, RedHotCyberthe hacker group known as «888» claims to have accessed numerous information from Harley-Davidson in December 2024.
It has been reported that around 66,700 customer records could have been compromised, including sensitive data such as names, addresses, emails and preferences related to their motorcycles.
In addition, in a forum, the hackers would have shared a sample of the extracted data, which apparently would come from the company’s internal systems or from an external provider. It is not known for sure for now.
For potentially affected customers, this event could mark a very difficult start to the year, as the exposure of personal information could lead to identity theft, financial fraud or “phishing” campaigns. Furthermore, vehicle-specific data could pose an additional risk to user safety.
If the leak turns out to be true, it would be another devastating blow to Harley-Davidsonwhich is already in a fragile position. We’ll keep an eye out for new updates, hoping this is all just a misunderstanding.
