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October 1, 2024 Verified Sensitive Record Transportation

Hertz 2024 Data Breach

The 2024 Hertz data breach was a third-party incident caused by exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities in a Cleo file-transfer platform that Hertz used for limited purposes.

1 Million
Affected People
12
Data Types
Critical
Severity
Yes
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Exposed Data Types

12
Names
Contact information
Dates of birth
Driver's licenses
Credit card information
Workers' compensation claims
Social security numbers
Government-issued ids
Passport information
Medicare/medicaid ids
Injury information
Email addresses

Additional Information

Added DateAugust 4, 2026
Breach DateOctober 1, 2024
Domainhertz.com
SourceThe Hertz Corporation data incident notice
Last Content UpdateAugust 4, 2026

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Company Information

Company NameThe Hertz Corporation
SectorTransportation
CountryUnited States
Websitewww.hertz.com

Risk Level

Critical

The reported impact exceeds 1 million and falls within the critical severity band.

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