Nissan Oceania is notifying roughly 100,000 individuals of a data breach resulting from a ransomware attack conducted by a known cybercrime group in late 2023.
“The type of information involved will be different for each person. Current estimates are that up to 10% of individuals have had some form of government identification compromised. The data set includes approximately 4,000 Medicare cards, 7,500 driver’s licenses, 220 passports and 1,300 tax file numbers,”
The carmaker said it detected an intrusion on December 5, 2023, and informed customers about a disruptive cyber incident the same day
2023 article
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nissan-australia-cyberattack-claimed-by-akira-ransomware-gang/
In an update posted on Wednesday, Nissan Oceania said it has started contacting impacted individuals.
https://www.nissan.com.au/website-update.html
The attack impacted Nissan Motor Corporation and Nissan Financial Services in Australia and New Zealand.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nissan-confirms-ransomware-attack-exposed-data-of-100-000-people/