Mazda suffers cyber attack: may lead to leakage of personal information

Mazda Motor Company announced on September 18 that they had recently encountered an external intrusion. The intrusion resulted in the possible disclosure of personal information of company employees and partners, including names and phone numbers, involving approximately 104,732 pieces of information

According to a company statement, it was recently discovered that an external attacker had illegally accessed their servers, these attackers gained unauthorized access to the company's systems. However, the company made it clear that no customer personal information was stored on the server that was illegally accessed, so customer data was not leaked. The company deeply apologizes for the inconvenience and concern it may cause to the affected personnel

According to the editor’s understanding, the investigation results show that the intrusion used the company’s application server performed through a loophole in . Personal information that may be leaked includes some information of company employees, subcontractor employees, and business partners, such as name, email address, department and position, phone number, etc. This incident has once again drawn attention to information security, especially in the important field of automobile manufacturing. It is worth mentioning that similar server intrusions are not uncommon among Japanese automakers in the past few years, which also highlights the urgency of strengthening network security measures. Mazda Motor Corporation has taken steps to address this issue and will continue to strengthen its cybersecurity measures to ensure the data security of its customers and partners

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