Sensata Technologies Fails to Sense Ransomware, Drops Breach Bomb Before the Weekend
Sensata Technologies quietly fumbles a massive data breach, dropping the news midday Friday like a classic tech oopsie.
Ah, Friday. The sacred time for half-days, happy hour, and oh yeah—massive corporate screwups hoping to sneak under your weekend radar.
Today’s entry in the Hall of Data Breach Shame comes courtesy of Sensata Technologies, a company that makes sensors but somehow didn’t sense a little thing called ransomware until it was already too late.
According to the heroic-sounding law firm Edelson Lechtzin LLP, who clearly set their Google Alerts to “Oops,” Sensata realized on or about April 6 that their network had been hit. Turns out, some unauthorized digital gremlin tiptoed through their servers from March 28 to April 6, helping themselves to a buffet of data—names, addresses, Social Security numbers, passport info, financials, health info—basically everything short of your blood type and first pet's name.
But don’t worry: Sensata has “promptly initiated an investigation,” which in corporate-speak means someone found a sticky note that said “update antivirus.”
To recap:
- When did this happen? Late March to early April.
- When did they tell anyone? June 6, a Friday, naturally.
- When will your identity be sold on Telegram? Probably already is.
Of course, Edelson Lechtzin is preparing a class action lawsuit, because what’s a breach without a courtroom sequel? If you’ve ever done business with Sensata, or even accidentally walked past one of their sensors, your data may be starring in a ransomware film near you.
And if you’re thinking, “Wait, I’ve never heard of Sensata,” don’t worry—your credit score might have.
