Nissan Financial Services: possible leak of up to 236,000 customer records
A breach of the business systems of a roadside assistance contractor for Japan’s Nissan Financial Services raised the possibility that up to approximately 236,000 customer records had been leaked. The affected information may include names, addresses, contact details, email addresses, vehicle information and records of accident and breakdown reports. Other companies using the same contractor were also reported to be affected.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Nissan Financial Services
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Possible leak of up to approximately 236,000 customer records
- Cause / method
- Unauthorized access to a roadside assistance contractor’s business systems
- Location
- Japan
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Exposed dataNameAddressPhone numberEmailUsage & purchase history
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Timeline
- A possible leak of up to approximately 236,000 customer records following a breach of the contractor’s systems was disclosed.
- Other companies using the same contractor were also reported to be affected.
Also affected by this incident
Unauthorized access at Nissan contractor may have exposed 74 personal information records
↳ Knock-on damage from the Nissan Financial Services incident · View original incident74Impact: Possible leak of 74 personal information records
A cyberattack on a Nissan contractor may have resulted in a leak of customers' personal information. The suspected leak reported on November 13 involved 74 personal information records.
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