Nissan Motor Corporation

Customers of Nissan North America suffered a data breach incident after a third-party partner exposed customer information.

The security incident suffered by its software development affected 17,998 customers.

The leaked data included consists of clients’ full names, dates of birth, and NMAC account numbers (Nissan finance account).

The manufacturer offers its affected clients a one-year membership of identity protection services through Experian.

Source: https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/data-of-18-000-nissan-north-america-clients-exposed-by-a-third-party-breach/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/nissan-motor-corporation

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"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "06/2022",
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"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

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