Toyota Faces Fifth Major Cybersecurity Breach in 2 Years

Toyota has confirmed its network was breached after a threat actor listed a 240GB trove of data stolen from the company’s internal systems on an underground hacking forum.

The Japanese car manufacturer admitted its systems had been compromised on Aug. 19, after a threat collective operating under the name ZeroSevenGroup said it breached one of the firm’s U.S. branches.

The cache is said to contain sensitive personal information on the company’s staff and customers, including financial information, emails, photos, databases and network infrastructure, according to ZeroSevenGroup.

There is still speculation about the particular system compromised by the group, and whether or not the attackers compromised an internal Toyota system or gained access through an independent third party.

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