Toyota Acknowledges Security Breach After Medusa Ransomware Threatens to Leak Data

 

Toyota Financial Services (TFS) announced that unauthorised access was detected on some of its systems in Europe and Africa after the Medusa ransomware claimed responsibility for the attack. 

Toyota Financial Services, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, is a global entity that provides auto financing to customers in 90% of the markets where Toyota sells its vehicles. 

The Medusa ransomware gang added TFS to its data leak site on the dark web earlier this week, demanding $8,000,000 to delete data allegedly stolen from the Japanese company.

Toyota was given ten days by the threat actors to respond, with the option to extend for an additional $10,000 per day. 


Toyota Finance did not confirm whether data was taken in the attack, but the threat actors say they have files exfiltrated and threaten to release data if the ransom is not paid.

The hackers published sample data, such as spreadsheets, purchase invoices,

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