Thousands of Avis car rental customers had personal data stolen in cyberattack

Avis disclosed a data breach discovered on August 5 (unauthorized access beginning August 3) that exposed sensitive customer information — including names, addresses, emails, phone numbers, dates of birth, credit card numbers and expirations, and driver’s license numbers. Notices filed with state attorneys general report 299,006 affected individuals to date (Texas: 34,592); details on the attack method and ongoing impact remain unclear.