Ransomware Hits Automotive Data Expert Autovista

Automotive analysis and data company Autovista is scrambling to restore its services across Europe and Australia after falling victim to a ransomware attack. Autovista has engaged external experts and is currently working to contain the attack, the company said in a Thursday morning incident notice. “We are responding to a ransomware incident affecting certain Autovista systems in Europe and Australia. We appreciate our customers’ patience as we work to respond to this incident in a disciplined manner,” Autovista said. The company also emphasized its focus on securely restoring its applications as soon as possible, but could not provide a firm timeline. “We are currently working with third-party cybersecurity experts to investigate the incident. This investigation process is ongoing and will take time to complete,” Autovista said. The company promised additional details on the incident and on when services will be restored as its investigation advances. Autovista did not share information on which services have been affected, but said that its employees’ access to email has been temporarily disrupted by the attack. No details on the ransomware gang responsible for the disruption have been provided either, and no known group appears to have claimed responsibility yet. Autovista is a UK-based firm that provides vehicle valuations and identifications, car specifications, residual value benchmarks, total cost of ownership, insights across the vehicle lifecycle, and smart tools for dealers and professionals worldwide. Related: Medusa Ransomware Fast to Exploit Vulnerabilities, Breached Systems Related: German Police Unmask REvil Ransomware Leader Related: Chip Services Firm Trio-Tech Says Subsidiary Hit by Ransomware Related: Mississippi Hospital System Closes All Clinics After Ransomware Attack WRITTEN BY Ionut Arghire Ionut Arghire is an international correspondent for SecurityWeek. More from Ionut Arghire 100 Chrome Extensions Steal User Data, Create Backdoor Mirax RAT Targeting Android Users in Europe Two Vulnerabilities Patched in Ivanti Neurons for ITSM  Fortinet Patches Critical FortiSandbox Vulnerabilities SAP Patches Critical ABAP Vulnerability Triad Nexus Evades Sanctions to Fuel Cybercrime Google Adds Rust DNS Parser to Pixel Phones for Better Security Organizations Warned of Exploited Windows, Adobe Acrobat Vulnerabilities Latest News Splunk Enterprise Update Patches Code Execution Vulnerability Microsoft Paid Out $2.3 Million at Zero Day Quest 2026 Hacking Contest NIST Prioritizes NVD Enrichment for CVEs in CISA KEV, Critical Software Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Webex, ISE Claude Code, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot Agents Vulnerable to Prompt Injection via Comments Sweden Blames Pro-Russian Group for Cyberattack Last Year on Its Energy Infrastructure Exploited Vulnerability Exposes Nginx Servers to Hacking Capsule Security Emerges From Stealth With $7 Million in Funding Trending Webinar: A Step-By-Step Approach To AI Governance April 28, 2026 With "Shadow AI" usage becoming prevalent in organizations, learn how to balance the need for rapid experimentation with the rigorous controls required for enterprise-grade deployment. Register Virtual Event: Threat Detection And Incident Response Summit May 20, 2026 Delve into big-picture strategies to reduce attack surfaces, improve patch management, conduct post-incident forensics, and tools and tricks needed in a modern organization. Register People on the Move ThreatModeler has appointed Kevin Gallagher as Chief Executive Officer. Thomas Bain has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer at Silent Push. The United States Department of War appointed David Vaughn as Technical Advisor for Data Infrastructure. More People On The Move Expert Insights The Hidden ROI Of Visibility: Better Decisions, Better Behavior, Better Security Beyond monitoring and compliance, visibility acts as a powerful deterrent, shaping user behavior, improving collaboration, and enabling more accurate, data-driven security decisions. (Joshua Goldfarb) The New Rules Of Engagement: Matching Agentic Attack Speed The cybersecurity response to AI-enabled nation-state threats cannot be incremental. It must be architectural. (Nadir Izrael) The Next Cybersecurity Crisis Isn’t Breaches—It’s Data You Can’t Trust Data integrity shouldn’t be seen only through the prism of a technical concern but also as a leadership issue. (Steve Durbin) Why Agentic AI Systems Need Better Governance – Lessons From OpenClaw Agentic AI platforms are shifting from passive recommendation tools to autonomous action-takers with real system access, (Etay Maor) The Human IOC: Why Security Professionals Struggle With Social Vetting Applying SOC-level rigor to the rumors, politics, and 'human intel' can make or break a security team. (Joshua Goldfarb) Flipboard Reddit Whatsapp Email