KTM Demo Days - WARNING

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Edited Date/Time 1/2/2014 3:19am
Got a letter in the mail from KTM yesterday. To summerize it, they just wanted to let me know that all of the information collected during their Demo Ride days (Name, Address, Driver License #, Birth Date, etc) was in a file that one of their KTM Vendors posted on the internet for anyone to download. They said they were sorry this has happened to your personal data, but we have enclosed a coupon for 1 year of Credit monitoring for your troubles.

Way to go KTM, you guys didn't even need to get hacked to give your customers and prospective customers data away.
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matrixlee 12/31/2013 6:38am
12/31/2013 6:38am
We'll they could of just not told you like most other company's would have done
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MXD 12/31/2013 6:43am
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matrixlee wrote:
We'll they could of just not told you like most other company's would have done
Yup. They are offering a credit monitoring service free of charge for one year. It sucks that it happened but that's about the best they can do and they did it right off the bat in order to try and mitigate the damages immediately. I look at that and think KTM is a stand up company that I would trust to do business with.
GoonSquad250x 12/31/2013 6:51am
12/31/2013 6:51am
Agreed. Way to go KTM for doing the right thing & addressing the problem asap. I don't see to many other companies doing something like that. I'd trust & buy from a company like that as well. Bravo
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Socket946 12/31/2013 7:00am
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Press release or confirmation this is legit?

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newmann 12/31/2013 7:01am
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Do you think Bank of America would have sent a letter? They just cancel your credit cards without notice regardless where you are.
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mnomis484 12/31/2013 7:06am
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Why do you even mind if someone knows your name and birth date? I would not care about that.

The only thing i dont want anyone to know is my email adress, but everyone can know my name, birth date etc.
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RNagy052 12/31/2013 7:08am
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The point is they were not hacked like other companies, they just posted it on the internet for download. IMO - not doing a good job of safeguarding data.
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ktm77man 12/31/2013 7:14am
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But KTM wasn't the ones who put the information out there for anyone to use, it was their vendor, as according to your first post.

So yes, bravo to KTM to clean up that vendors mess.
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Olson 12/31/2013 7:21am
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I see a human error not a corporate error. No need to throw everyone at KTM under the bus.
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gpracer36 12/31/2013 8:21am
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HAHA, nice try. This happens all the time with almost all corps. Like mentioned already, nobody tells you. KTM deserves props for letting you know. Actually, it is the first time I have ever heard of a corp coming out and acepting resposibility. Pretty cool of them.
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The Rock 12/31/2013 8:37am
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gpracer36 wrote:
HAHA, nice try. This happens all the time with almost all corps. Like mentioned already, nobody tells you. KTM deserves props for letting you know. Actually...
HAHA, nice try. This happens all the time with almost all corps. Like mentioned already, nobody tells you. KTM deserves props for letting you know. Actually, it is the first time I have ever heard of a corp coming out and acepting resposibility. Pretty cool of them.
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Mouse153 12/31/2013 9:06am
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Actually most of these issues are human error and not due to hacking. I could tell you horror stories of our government mishandling your personal information but instead I'll say that it's great that KTM is offering a year of credit monitoring!
vanillaice782 12/31/2013 9:18am
12/31/2013 9:18am
There awesome. I have been getting a lot of telemarketers lately. ill get signed up for the credit monitoring.
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TeamGreen 12/31/2013 9:27am
12/31/2013 9:27am
All I know is...

I went to a coupl'a Demos.

I have a new 450SXF.

As for the Credit/Personal Info problems C'est L'vie!
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Moto_Geek 12/31/2013 9:32am
12/31/2013 9:32am
Fact they demo is awesome. Wish all big 5 would show up to allow demo. I have a 2014 ktm 300xc and love it!
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Socket946 12/31/2013 10:15am
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Yamaha has demo days scheduled next year...
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Markee 12/31/2013 11:52am
12/31/2013 11:52am
Socket946 wrote:
Yamaha has demo days scheduled next year...
At the top of Glen Helen?
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peelout 12/31/2013 11:58am
12/31/2013 11:58am
Socket946 wrote:
Yamaha has demo days scheduled next year...
"come check out our all new 250 and our polished turd 450!"

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nc_mx_kid 12/31/2013 11:58am
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matrixlee wrote:
We'll they could of just not told you like most other company's would have done
I've seen state DMV sell registered motorcycle owners info to OEM for them to send out letters for Sales events, Demos, Promos, etc.....
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wsc96 12/31/2013 12:15pm
12/31/2013 12:15pm Edited Date/Time 1/31/2019 7:45pm
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Socket946 12/31/2013 12:17pm
12/31/2013 12:17pm
Socket946 wrote:
Yamaha has demo days scheduled next year...
peelout wrote:
"come check out our all new 250 and our polished turd 450!"
Don't forget! They're going to have all of the TTR models....

And so the taliban can climax, they're going to have both the 250 and 125 2 strokes there...
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velocitygear 1/1/2014 6:00pm
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newmann wrote:
Do you think Bank of America would have sent a letter? They just cancel your credit cards without notice regardless where you are.
Or pay their employees to intentionally deny loan modifications and basically, steal peoples homes!
Dirtysmile56 1/1/2014 11:31pm
1/1/2014 11:31pm
I just got the warning in the mail today.
Underground 1/2/2014 3:19am
1/2/2014 3:19am
So how many thieves downloaded to the shopping list? I know of a case where a club officials son sold all the club members details to some bike thieves (or was part of it) who started a nice little business in used MX bikes. And one by one they started going through it.

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