Volkswagen faces major challenges as it deals with data exposure and job cuts while restructuring to reduce costs and production capacity.

Der Spiegel found that Cariad, the Volkswagen subsidiary behind the automaker's software, made it possible for an attacker to find and access driver data housed in Amazon’s cloud storage service. The data,

The data was found exposed on an Amazon cloud server, and contained precise location data on thousands of vehicles.

VW’s ID.4 electric crossover lost its full $7,500 tax credit, according to the latest listing by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency. Stellantis models including two plug-in hybrid Jeep sport utility vehicles that previously received as much as $3,750 are now also ineligible.

Data on 800,000 VW electric cars sat exposed for months, including the precise location of nearly 460,000 EVs. It does not appear that any of that info was accessed by bad actors, though.

Cariad, Volkswagen's automotive software company, experienced a significant cybersecurity breach. This is an issue of growing concern within the automotive industry.