Short Circuit: How a Robotics Vendor Exposed Confidential Data for Major Manufacturing Companies

Sensitive documents from over 100 manufacturing companies, including divisions of VW, Chrysler, Ford, and Toyota, were exposed on a publicly accessible server belonging to Level One Robotics. The exposed data included 10 years of assembly line schematics, factory floor plans, robotic configurations, ID badge request forms, non-disclosure agreements and personal employee details including scans of driver’s licences and passports. The exposure risked undermining manufacturing operations and corporate confidentiality; it also put employees at heightened risk of identity theft.