European authorities accused Tesla of leaking data

According to information from CNBC, German authorities have noticed serious signs of possible data protection breaches by Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA).

This American electric vehicle manufacturer has failed to adequately protect the sensitive data of its customers, employees and business partners. More than 100 gigabytes of confidential information was leaked.

The Dutch data protection authority, as Tesla's European headquarters is located in the Netherlands, has been notified of this incident. In addition, Tesla has also submitted a preliminary report to the Dutch authorities on the matter.