On May 15, 2024, the Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Nissan North America. The breach was discovered on November 7, 2023, following a targeted cyberattack. The incident potentially involved the personal information of employees, although the specific types of compromised data were not provided. The number of affected individuals is known to be 17 in Rhode Island and 3 in Vermont.
Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-05-15-nissan-north-america-data-breach-notice-consumers
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/nissan-motor-corporation
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"linkid": "nissan-motor-corporation",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Automotive',
'name': 'Nissan North America',
'type': 'Corporation'}],
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
'date_detected': '2023-11-07',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-05-15',
'description': 'A data breach involving Nissan North America was reported by '
'the Vermont Office of the Attorney General, potentially '
'involving personal information of employees.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-05-15',
'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Nissan North America Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}