Nissan Finance Canada Suffers Information Breach — Notifies 1.13 Meg Customers

It's the terminal calendar month of this year, simply mayhap non the terminal information breach report.

Nissan warns of a possible information breach of personal information on its customers who financed their vehicles through Nissan Canada Finance as well as INFINITI Financial Services Canada.

Although the fellowship says it does non know exactly how many customers were affected yesteryear the information breach, Nissan is contacting all of its roughly 1.13 1 thou m electrical current as well as previous customers.

In a disputation released Thursday, Nissan Canada said the fellowship became aware of an "unauthorized access to personal information" of to a greater extent than or less customers on Dec 11.

"Nissan Canada Finance late became aware it was the victim of a information breach that may convey involved an unauthorized person(s) gaining access to the personal information of to a greater extent than or less customers that convey financed their vehicles through Nissan Canada Finance as well as INFINITI Financial Services Canada," the fellowship said.

It's believed that the unknown hacker(s) may convey had access to the next information:

• Customers' names
• Home addresses
• Vehicle makes as well as models
• Vehicle identification numbers (VIN)
• Credit scores
• Loan amounts
• Monthly payments

The fellowship says at that topographic point no indication, at to the lowest degree at this moment, that if the information breach likewise includes payment information as well as contactable information similar electronic mail addresses or outcry upwardly numbers.

The fellowship offers 12 months of costless credit monitoring services through TransUnion to all of its financed customers.

Since the investigation into the information breach incident is even as well as thus ongoing, it is non clear if the hack likewise impacts customers exterior of Canada as well as customers who did non obtain financing through NCF.

"We sincerely apologize to the customers whose personal information may convey been illegally accessed as well as for whatever frustration or inconvenience that this may cause," Nissan Canada president Alain Ballu said. "We are focused on supporting our customers as well as ensuring the safety of our systems."

Nissan Canada has contacted Canadian privacy regulators, police enforcement, as well as information safety experts to assist apace investigate the matter.

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