21K Nissan customers' data stolen in Red Hat raid

Thousands of Nissan customers are learning that some of their personal data was leaked after unauthorized access to a Red Hat-managed server, according to the Japanese automaker.

About 21,000 customers who purchased a vehicle or had service done at the former Nissan Fukuoka Motor Co. (now Nissan Fukuoka Sales Co.) were affected by a digital intrusion detected in September, the company said in a December breach disclosure.

While the crooks reportedly did not steal any credit card information, leaked personal details include customers' addresses, names, phone numbers, partial email addresses, and other customer-related information used for sales activities.

"At this time, there has been no confirmation that the leaked information has been used for secondary purposes," the car manufacturer said in a Japanese-language report translated via Google, adding that customers should be on high alert for suspicious calls or mail - all of these stolen details can be valuable to ...