MASSIVE TOYOTA DATA BREACH

Apologies…. if already posted.

Didnt see anything. Not sure if it means japanese customers or toyota of japan.

from Reuters:


Yesterday, Reuters reported that the vehicle data of millions of Toyota customers in Japan had been publicly available for a decade due to a simple technical error. The 2.15 million customers whose data was exposed make up nearly the entire customer base who have signed up for Toyota’s main cloud service platforms since 2012.


A Toyota spokesperson told Reuters that the accidental leak may have exposed extremely sensitive data, including a vehicle’s location and identification number. The issue, which began in 2013, was due to a “cloud system” being set to public instead of private, the spokesperson said….

Whoops.

 

The article I read said, you had to be on one of the online in car services e.g., T-Connect. So the implication is if you don’t use any of the online, in car, services, no problems. YMMV

 

Just remember that once you upload your data to the cloud it's no longer your data. It belongs to whoever owns the cloud server.

 

Wait, are you trying to tell me that someone knows the frequency and amount of times i've changed my oil?

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiocracy

If you’ve never seen it, watch it. Where the world is headed.

 

Just to play devils advocate, anyone in the grocery store parking lot could look at my VIN and also know where my truck is located lol

 

Yes. And you’re due

 

Damn now they know how many times I make beer runs.

 

How many of you are actually in Japan?

 

Gomennasai

 

thanks for the rec, looks interesting, I love reading and seeing these perspectives

 

You buying the ticket?
I’ve always wanted to visit Japan.
They can breach my data.
They won’t keep it long. I’m not worth much.

 

Nah instead of my data, they're taking half my income here in the U.S.

 

Gubmint is doing you a favor...if they take half, you'll lose less when the hackers get into your accounts...

 

That was supposed to be a funny movie, not the future...

 

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/ZfhJxOha8A4

 

Yeah Judd said it was never meant to be a documentary LOL . . . we have it on DVD and watch it every now and then, every time it's like "yep that's happening now . . . . "

 

I heard T-Connect is an onboard app for connecting with T-girls in your area.