The data protection watchdog for the Netherlands said on Friday it was aware of possible Tesla data protection breaches, but it was too early for further comment.
Germany's Handelsblatt business paper reported on Thursday that Elon Musk's Tesla had allegedly failed to adequately protect data from customers, employees and business partners, citing 100 gigabytes of confidential data leaked by a whistleblower.
"We are aware of the Handelsblatt story and we are looking into it," said a spokesperson for the AP data watchdog in the Netherlands, where Tesla's European headquarters is located.
The spokesperson declined to comment on whether the agency might launch or have launched an investigation, citing policy.