--- title: "Ram, Jeep, and Dodge Owners at Risk of Scams After New Data Breach" date: "2025-09-24" modified: "2025-09-24" authors: - name: "Adam Ismail" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/adam-ismail" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/ram-jeep-and-dodge-owners-at-risk-of-phishing-scams-after-new-data-breach" categories: - "News" - "News by Brand" - "Stellantis News" --- # Ram, Jeep, and Dodge Owners at Risk of Scams After New Data Breach ![EDMONTON, CANADA - FEBRUARY 02: Dodge and RAM vehicles covered in snow seen outside a dealership in Edmonton, AB, Canada, on February 02, 2025. In response to U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports and oil, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced retaliatory countermeasures on American goods. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)]() *\Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images\* If you are alive and pay taxes, you have probably had personal information stolen in a data breach. It's simply an unavoidable facet of living in the modern age, even if you take every precaution. Stellantis customers are among the latest victims of the phenomenon, as the automaker [announced]() on Sunday (great day to share concerning news, guys) that a nefarious actor had gained "unauthorized access to a third-party service provider’s platform that supports \[its\] North American customer service operations." What makes this particular instance so worrying, though, is how that data is being used to supercharge phishing attacks. According to Stellantis, the data taken was "limited to contact information," and did not include financial or sensitive personal info. IT security site *[BleepingComputer]()* reported that the ShinyHunters extortion group claimed responsibility for the attack, one of many recent efforts targeting businesses that use Salesforce. The thieves said they made off with 18 million records, including names and contact details, from Stellantis' Salesforce account. Stolen phone numbers and email addresses may not sound all that horrible, but they can still create potential for especially damaging scams. Everyone's familiar with phishing attacks aiming to convince targets to give up money or payment info, but, as our friends at *[The Autopian]()* point out, criminals today use the ubiquity of leaked data already floating around the web to convince you that they are who they say they are. It could take the form of a phone call from a human or human-*sounding* voice, aiming to gain your trust by using your real name, email, or home address, for example, before going in for the kill. Somebody actually tried a scam like this on me last year, when I received an email with a subject line that was a password I haven't used in probably 10 years. That was certainly alarming enough to get my attention, and when I read the email, it demanded ransom, or else the scammer would reveal the sordid, filthy websites I apparently like to visit. You'll have to try harder than that to get my web history, jerks! All this is to say that phishing is getting more sophisticated. And it's for that reason that Stellantis says it encourages "customers to remain vigilant against potential phishing attempts and avoid clicking on suspicious links or sharing personal information in response to unexpected emails, texts, or calls." If you want to verify that Stellantis is actually asking you for money—something it probably wouldn't just do out of the blue, without prior communication in text or mail—the company says you should contact it directly via official channels. And, the way things are going, that's generally good practice to use for any caller. *Got a tip? Drop us a line at tips@thedrive.com*[]()[]()[]() ## Author Adam is a Senior Editor at The Drive, concentrating on curating and developing the site's slate of daily journalism, from initial pitch to final copy edit. When he's not at his desk researching leads and working with writers, he's testing vehicles or reviewing racing games, new and old. He joined The Drive in 2023, following seven years of covering consumer technology and cars. A car lover and gamer since his earliest memories, Adam came to know the automotive world through video games. First it was Daytona USA, Sega Rally, and Ridge Racer; then came Need For Speed, which inspired an encyclopedic knowledge of '90s supercars, and, of course, Gran Turismo. If not for them, he'd assuredly be doing something else right now. Adam is based in the suburbs outside Philly, where there are ample roads for his hot hatch to stretch its legs. In his car, he's probably listening to indie rock, drum and bass, or Yankees baseball. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()