An electric vehicle charging point provider is telling users that their data may be compromised, following a recent security "incident" at a service provider.

Germany-based Digital Charging Solutions (DCS), which supplies its own electric vehicle charging points and acts as a billing partner for manufacturers' own-branded charging points, said a customer service provider was to blame.

In an email sent to Kia customers in the UK, seen by The Register , DCS said: "A few days ago, we identified irregularities in the handling of DCS data records by one of our service providers. This provider supports us with customer service and is authorized to access customer data for this purpose.

"We immediately launched comprehensive investigations. In the course of these investigations, it became appa

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