Toyota: 260K Customer Data Leaked

Toyota, one of the world’s largest automakers, announced two weeks ago that more than two million customer data had been leaked to the internet over a decade. The Japan-based company announced today that a lot of extra data has been disclosed recently.

According to Toyota’s statements today, 260,000 vehicle owners It was discovered that the data was leaked. to the data, misconfiguration in cloud service It was stated that it could potentially be accessed from outside due to This service allowed Toyota customers to receive internet services from their vehicles. These services include data on the condition of vehicles, in-car entertainment and assistance in the event of a breakdown or accident.

Data affecting customers in Japan does not include location or data identifying customers

Toyota stated that the problem was reached as a result of a large-scale research on cloud systems. The leaked data includes in-vehicle device identifiers and mapping data from customers’ navigation systems in Japan. However, the company not include information that identifies location or customers underlines.

from the leak Up to customers who purchased a vehicle in 2007 While many different people are affected, the data covers the period between February 2015 and May 2023. Toyota adds that it will send a separate apology to customers affected by the leak.

In addition to these, the automobile giant, the exact number of which is not yet known. Some customers outside of Japan He also announced that his data was leaked. These data are owned by customers from Asia and Oceania, covering October 2016 to May 2023. Data by company, name and email contains information such as

Finally, Toyota added that it has not found any evidence that the data has been accessed or copied.