The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Toyota Motor Credit Corporation on December 15, 2015. The breach occurred on August 5, 2015, when an unencrypted email containing customer information was sent to a vendor partner, potentially exposing names, account numbers, and bank details. The total number of individuals affected is currently unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-59287
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/toyota-financial-services-corporation
"id": "toy456080425",
"linkid": "toyota-financial-services-corporation",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2015",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Automotive Finance',
'name': 'Toyota Motor Credit Corporation',
'type': 'Financial Services'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unencrypted Email',
'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'No',
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Account Numbers',
'Bank Details']},
'date_detected': '2015-08-05',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2015-12-15',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Toyota Motor Credit Corporation on December '
'15, 2015. The breach occurred on August 5, 2015, when an '
'unencrypted email containing customer information was sent to '
'a vendor partner, potentially exposing names, account '
'numbers, and bank details. The total number of individuals '
'affected is currently unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Account Numbers', 'Bank Details']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2015-12-15',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Toyota Motor Credit Corporation Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Improper Data Handling'}