Customers of Nissan Canada suffered a data breach incident after a third-party partner exposed customer information.
The security incident suffered by its software development affected 1.13 million customers.
The compromised information includes the customer's name, address, vehicle make and model, vehicle identification number (VIN), credit score, loan amount, and monthly payment.
The manufacturer offers its affected clients a one-year membership of identity protection services through Experian.
Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/3929426/nissan-canada-data-breach-customer-information/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/nissan-motor-corporation
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2017",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '1.13 million',
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'location': 'Canada',
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'description': 'Customers of Nissan Canada suffered a data breach incident '
'after a third-party partner exposed customer information. The '
'security incident suffered by its software development '
'affected 1.13 million customers. The compromised information '
"includes the customer's name, address, vehicle make and "
'model, vehicle identification number (VIN), credit score, '
'loan amount, and monthly payment. The manufacturer offers its '
'affected clients a one-year membership of identity protection '
'services through Experian.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ["customer's name",
'address',
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'identity_theft_risk': True,
'payment_information_risk': True},
'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Experian'},
'title': 'Nissan Canada Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}