Nissan Confirms Impact From Red Hat Data Breach

Nissan Confirms Impact From Red Hat Data Breach

Nissan disclosed a data breach involving unauthorized access to a Red Hat GitLab instance, which resulted in the theft of personal data of 21,000 customers. The hacking group Crimson Collective claimed to have stolen 570 Gb of data from Red Hat repositories, threatening to extort. #CrimsonCollective #RedHat #NissanFukuokaSales

Keypoints

  • Nissan’s data breach involved a compromise of a self-managed GitLab instance used by Red Hat Consulting.
  • The attack occurred in late September and was reported by Red Hat on October 3.
  • The stolen data included personal information of Nissan Fukuoka Sales’ 21,000 customers.
  • The breach was linked to the hacker group Crimson Collective, who claimed to have stolen 570 Gb of data from 28,000 repositories.
  • Nissan has reported the incident to authorities and is notifying affected individuals.

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