"Ransomware Attack on Nissan North America Results in Employee Data Loss"

Nissan North America (NNA) recently notified consumers that a ransomware attack caused the loss of certain personal information relating to current and former NNA employees, including Social Security numbers. In a filing to the Maine Attorney General’s Office, NNA said the cybersecurity incident affected 53,038 individuals, including the NNA employees and consumers. The company noted that the date of the breach was Nov. 7, 2023, but was not discovered until Feb. 28 of this year. Through its investigation, NNA said it learned the criminal threat actor accessed data from a number of NNA’s local and network shares, but did not encrypt any data or render any of NNA’s systems inoperable.

SC Media reports: "Ransomware Attack on Nissan North America Results in Employee Data Loss"