Toyota flags possible leak of over 2 million users’ vehicle data in Japan

Toyota Motor Corp reports possible data leak involving vehicle info of about 2.15 million users from November 2013 to April 2023.

FILE PHOTO: A Toyota logo is seen during the New York International Auto Show, in Manhattan, New York City, United States, on April 5, 2023. REUTERS/David ‘Dee’ Delgado

TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp said Friday that vehicle data of about 2.15 million users was left publicly available in Japan because of setting errors in the cloud environment for about a decade – from November 2013 to April 2023.

Leaked details could have included identification numbers for vehicle devices and the location of vehicles, but there have been no reports of malicious use, the company said.

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