**Nissan Confirms Thousands of Customers Exposed in Red Hat Data Breach**

Japanese automaker Nissan has confirmed that thousands of its customers have had their information compromised as a result of the recent Red Hat data breach. The company, which produces over 3.2 million cars annually and employs 120,000 people worldwide, has acknowledged that it was indirectly affected by the security incident.

According to Nissan's statement, the company commissioned Red Hat to develop customer management systems for its sales companies in Japan. However, an unauthorized access to Red Hat's data servers led to a leak of sensitive information from Nissan Fukuoka Sales Co., Ltd. Specifically, approximately 21,000 customers who purchased vehicles or received services at Nissan in Fukuoka, Japan, had their personal data exposed.

The leaked information included customer names and contact details but did not include any financial information such as credit card numbers. Nissan has assured its customers that it has no evidence to suggest that the compromised data has been misused. The Red Hat breach was first disclosed in early October and involved the theft of hundreds of gigabytes of sensitive data from 28,000 private GitLab repositories.

ShinyHunters, a threat actor, later became involved by hosting samples of the stolen data on their extortion platform, putting pressure on the victimized firm. Nissan noted that the compromised Red Hat environment only stores impacted data and has no other sensitive information stored elsewhere.

This is not the first cybersecurity incident to affect Nissan this year. In August, its design subsidiary Creative Box Inc. (CBI) was hit by a Qilin ransomware attack. Last year, Nissan North America suffered a data breach that affected 53,000 employees, while Nissan Oceania announced an Akira ransomware attack that exposed the data of 100,000 customers.

Nissan's latest incident raises concerns about the security of sensitive customer information and highlights the need for robust cybersecurity measures in the automotive industry. As a result, the company is advising affected customers to remain vigilant and monitor their accounts closely for any suspicious activity.

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