Another leak of information? Toyota India warns of possible breach of customer data

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen MissBook for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, January 2, according to the Hindustan Times, Toyota India said on January 1, 2023, local time, that it had notified Indian authorities of the leakage of Toyota Toyota Kirloskar Motor data. The company is a joint venture between Toyota and India's Kirloskar Group Group.

"We have been informed by one of the company's service providers that the personal information of some customers may have been leaked on the Internet," Tuyuan UnsplashTKM said in an emailed statement. The statement did not disclose the scale of the data leak or the number of customers affected.

CTOnews.com learned that this is not the first time Toyota has leaked user information. In October 2022, Toyota officials said that the personal information of about 296000 customers using its T-connect service may have been leaked, including email addresses and customer numbers, and users may receive spam, phishing emails, etc., but other sensitive information such as names, phone numbers and credit card information are not affected. Toyota then sent an e-mail apology to the affected customers and set up a website form so that customers can check whether their email address is within the scope of possible disclosure. Toyota has also set up a special call center to answer customers' questions about information leakage.