Toyota Kirloskar Motor reports data breach; intrusion in its system being evaluated

In October around 296,000 pieces of information related to customers from Toyota Motor Corp’s T-Connect service might have been compromised said the company

PGurus Newsdesk

January 2, 2023

In October around 296,000 pieces of information related to customers from Toyota Motor Corp’s T-Connect service might have been compromised said the company

The company has notified the CERT-In under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Toyota Kirloskar Motor reported a data breach on Sunday. The extent of the intrusion in its system is still being evaluated, according to the leading automotive player.

The company was alerted by one of its service providers of a potential data breach that might have compromised some of its customer’s personal data, the company stated in a release.

It has already notified the CERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

“Considering this incident, TKM will work with its service provider to further enhance the extensive existing guidelines being followed and is fully committed to avoiding any inconvenience to our esteemed customers,” the company stated.

This data breach incident comes against the backdrop of a data leak in October when Toyota Motor Corp said around 296,000 pieces of information related to customers from its T-Connect service might have been compromised.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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