Toyota, one of the world’s largest automakers, announced two weeks ago that more than two million customer data had been leaked to the internet in a decade. The Japan-based company announced today that a lot of additional data has been released recently.

According to Toyota’s statements today, 260,000 vehicle owners It was discovered that the data had been leaked. to the data, wrong configuration in cloud service It was stated that it may have been accessible from the outside due to This service allowed Toyota customers to receive internet services from their vehicles. These services include vehicle health data, in-car entertainment, and roadside or accident assistance.

Data affecting customers in Japan does not include customer location or identification information

Toyota stated that the problem was reached as a result of a large-scale investigation into cloud systems. The leaked data included in-vehicle device IDs and map data from customer navigation systems in Japan. The company, however do not contain information identifying location or customers underlined.

of the leak To customers who purchased a vehicle in 2007 While many different people are affected, the data covers the period between February 2015 and May 2023. Toyota adds that it will send a separate apology to customers affected by the leak.

In addition, the car giant, the exact number of which is not yet known. Some customers outside Japan He also announced that his data had been leaked. This data is owned by customers from Asia and Oceania, from October 2016 to May 2023. Data by company, name and email contains information such as

Finally, Toyota added that it has not found any evidence that the data was accessed or copied.