“Toyota” in trouble after the “data breach” crisis

Company spokesman Hideaki Homma said Toyota’s problem was related to Connected, a cloud-based service that “only affects vehicles in Japan.”

Connected reminds car owners to get maintenance checks, provides links to entertainment and provides emergency assistance.

The service can also call for help after an accident or share the location of a car in the event of theft.

What do we know about the breach?

No issues related to the breach have been reported so far. While there is no evidence that any information was leaked, copied, or misused as a result of the breach, data at risk includes vehicle identification number separate from license plate, location of the vehicle and when it was there. It also displays video clips captured by the vehicle, known as a “driving recorder” in Japan. This information cannot be used to identify individual owners, according to Toyota. The vehicles of around 2.15 million people were affected, including those using network services called G-Link, GBook and Connected. Connected is operated by a subsidiary in Japan. A company spokesperson said that “until recently, no one noticed that external access to this information should have stopped. We are truly sorry to cause such disruption to everyone,” according to the company. agency “The Associated Press”. “The problem with the system has been resolved”, according to the spokesperson, who further explained that “it is safe to continue driving connected vehicles as usual, and it is not necessary to bring them to repair”.

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