Nissan allegedly hacked just days after claimed Chrysler breach
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Nissan allegedly hacked by Everest ransomware gang, with 900GB of data stolen and threatened for ransom, days after a similar claim against Chrysler.
Source: cyberdaily.au
Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has allegedly suffered a cyberattack, after hackers listed the company on their dark web leak site, claiming to have stolen almost a terabyte of data. This occurred just days after the same hackers claimed a breach of US carmaker Chrysler. Nissan Motor Corporation was listed on the dark web on Jan. 10 by the Everest ransomware gang, which is threatening to publish allegedly stolen data in just over four days if ransom payment is not made. Everest claims to have exfiltrated 900 gigabytes of data. A sample posted by the threat actor contains screenshots of file trees that include folders and files referring to business data, such as marketing and sales, dealer orders, validation reports, dealer information, communications, warranty analysis and more. Full Story