Nissan reporting cyberattack and possible data breach

Nissan is currently investigating a cyberattack that affected its operations in Australia and New Zealand. The incident impacted Nissan Oceania, which oversees distribution, marketing, sales, and services in Australia and New Zealand. The company has issued a statement confirming the cyber incident's impact on the systems of Nissan Corporation and Nissan Financial Services in these countries.

In response, Nissan has mobilized its global incident response team to assess the attack's extent and to ascertain if any personal data has been compromised.

This incident has raised concerns about the possibility of unauthorized access to personal data. While specific details of the attack are not disclosed, Nissan has informed its customers in the Oceania region about the potential data breach.

Update - on 22nd of December the Akira ransomware gang claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on Nissan, alleging the theft of about 100GB of data including employee information, NDAs, project details, and client and partner information. Despite the ransom demand, Nissan refused to pay and faced threats of the data being leaked online.

On 13th of March 2024, Nissan Oceania confirmed that the data from almost 100,000 customers were compromised during the ransomware attack.

Despite the cyberattack, Nissan's website operations seem to be functioning normally. The company is focused on restoring any impacted systems and has asked for customer patience during this restoration process. Nissan has confirmed that its dealer network remains unaffected, ensuring that there will be no delays in processing vehicle and service queries.