Cloud misconfiguration causes massive data breach at Toyota Motor

Japanese automaker Toyota said approximately 260,000 customers’ data was exposed online due to a misconfigured cloud environment. Along with customers in Japan, data of certain customers in Asia and Oceania was also exposed.

Toyota has implemented measures to block access to the data from the outside and is investigating the matter including all cloud environments managed by Toyota Connect (TC).

“We sincerely apologize to our customers and all relevant parties for any concern and inconvenience this may have caused,” Toyota  said in a statement.

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