India, Sept. 22 -- Third-party provider exposed consumer data in North America, vehicle manufacturer's vendor cybersecurity woes

Global automaker Stellantis, which owns Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, and Ram, has announced a breach of its customer data in North America. The breach came from a third-party provider, not Stellantis itself, but it's raised new questions about vendor security for the industry.

Stellantis says attackers got into customer data and other info through an external vendor. That data includes:

* Names

* Contact info

* Vehicle info

No payment info was involved in the breach. Stellantis is notifying affected customers and offering identity theft protection. Regulators have been notified.

The breach comes at the same tim...