Toyota was affected by a cyber-attack by an unauthorized access from a third party.
Toyota subsidiary Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi has revealed a ransomware attack
where some financial and customer data was stolen and leaked, which is a strategy used by ransomware vendors to increase the leverage with which they can demand payment.
Source: https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/21/toyota_cyber_attacks/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/toyota
"id": "toy2043123",
"linkid": "toyota",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "05/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Automotive',
'location': 'Mississippi',
'name': 'Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi',
'type': 'Subsidiary'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized access from a third party',
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
'type_of_data_compromised': ['financial data',
'customer data']},
'description': 'Toyota subsidiary Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi was '
'affected by a ransomware attack where some financial and '
'customer data was stolen and leaked.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['financial data', 'customer data']},
'motivation': 'Financial gain',
'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': True},
'title': 'Toyota Ransomware Attack',
'type': 'Ransomware'}