[BreachExchange] Nissan Canada Informs 1.1 Million Customers of Data Breach

[Audrey McNeil]

http://www.securityweek.com/nissan-canada-informs-11-
million-customers-data-breach

Nissan Canada revealed on Thursday that the personal information of some
customers may have been compromised as a result of a data breach discovered
by the company on December 11.

The incident affects individuals who have financed their vehicles through
Nissan Canada Finance (NCF) and INFINITI Financial Services Canada. The
exact number of impacted customers has yet to be determined, but Nissan is
notifying all 1.13 million current and past customers.

While the company believes not all customers are affected, it has decided
to offer all of them free credit monitoring services through TransUnion for
a period of 12 months. NCF is in the process of sending out emails and
letters to individuals whose information may have been compromised.

The attacker could have stolen names, addresses, vehicle details, vehicle
identification numbers (VINs), credit scores, loan amounts, and information
on monthly payments. Nissan Canada says the incident does not appear to
involve payment card information.

There is no indication that Nissan or Infiniti customers in Canada who did
not obtain financing through NCF or customers outside of Canada are
impacted.

The company is working with law enforcement and data security experts to
investigate the incident and has not made any comments on who might be
behind the attack. Canadian privacy regulators have also been informed of
the breach.

This is not the first time Nissan has been targeted by hackers. Back in
2012, the company reported finding malware on its global information
systems network. Last year, the company was forced to shut down its global
websites due to a cyberattack apparently motivated by anger over Japan's
controversial whale and dolphin hunts.
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