Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) reported a data breach in its system on Sunday (January 1) and said that the personal information of some of its customers might have been exposed. Issuing a statement, the TKM said it was "notified by one of its service providers of an incident that might have exposed personal information" of some customers on the internet, news agency PTI reported.&nbsp;

The automaker said that the extent of intrusion was being confirmed, adding, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under India's Electronics and Information Technology Ministry was notified.&nbsp;

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"Considering this incident, TKM will work with its service provider to further enhance the existing extensive guidelines being followed and is fully committed to avoid any kind of inconvenience to our esteemed customers," Sunday's statement read.&nbsp;

TKM also issued an apology for any concern the data breach might have caused its customers. Toyota's unit in India produces a range of cars including the Fortuner, Innova Hycross, Camry and Glanza.&nbsp;

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The&nbsp;breach in India comes after Toyota Motor Corp said in October last year that it found 296,000 pieces of customer information from its T-Connect service might have been leaked. Toyota said that as many as 296,019 email addresses and customer numbers of those using T-Connect — a telematics service that connects vehicles via a network, were potentially leaked.&nbsp;

The affected customers were those who signed up to the service's website using their email addresses since July 2017. 
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Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) reported a data breach in its system on Sunday (January 1) and said that the personal information of some of its customers might have been exposed.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) reported a data breach in its system on Sunday (January 1) and said that the personal information of some of its customers might have been exposed. Issuing a statement, the TKM said it was "notified by one of its service providers of an incident that might have exposed personal information" of some customers on the internet, news agency PTI reported. The automaker said that the extent of intrusion was being confirmed, adding, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under India's Electronics and Information Technology Ministry was notified. ALSO READ| Vikram Kirloskar, Indian auto pioneer who led Toyota Kirloskar Motor, passes away "Considering this incident, TKM will work with its service provider to further enhance the existing extensive guidelines being followed and is fully committed to avoid any kind of inconvenience to our esteemed customers," Sunday's statement read. TKM also issued an apology for any concern the data breach might have caused its customers. Toyota's unit in India produces a range of cars including the Fortuner, Innova Hycross, Camry and Glanza. ALSO READ| 296,000 Toyota customers affected by a data breach that went undetected since 2017 The breach in India comes after Toyota Motor Corp said in October last year that it found 296,000 pieces of customer information from its T-Connect service might have been leaked. Toyota said that as many as 296,019 email addresses and customer numbers of those using T-Connect — a telematics service that connects vehicles via a network, were potentially leaked. The affected customers were those who signed up to the service's website using their email addresses since July 2017. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Toyota's India unit reports data breach, says customer data may have been exposed

Hackers have targeted one of Australia's largest pathology providers and stolen medical data of thousands of patients, the second such breach in the country within two weeks, deepening fears about how companies collect and secure sensitive information of their customers, reported&nbsp;Reuters. 
 
The revelation on Thursday further extends the wave of hackings that have shaken the country's biggest companies and shares of Australian Clinical Labs Ltd tanked to their lowest point since listing last year. A day earlier, Australia’s No. 1 health insurer Medibank Private Ltd had reported that hackers had stolen personal data of its all four million customers. 
 
ACL said on Thursday that it first learnt of the unauthorised access to the IT system of its pathology unit, Medlab, in February and received advice that no information was compromised, but the government cybersecurity agency notified it in June that its data had been posted on the dark web, a system of websites only accessible through certain browsers. 
 
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ACL then hired forensic analysts to study the "complex and unstructured" data-set found there and gathered that data of 223,000 patients had been exposed in the breach, and it included the medical and health records of about 18,000 people, said the Reuters report. 
 
“There was no ransom demand or evidence of data misuse, but we recognise the concern and inconvenience this incident may cause to those who have used Medlab's services and have taken steps to identify individuals affected,” ACL Chief Executive Officer Melinda McGrath said in a statement. 
 
Companies in Australia have been bracing since Sept. 22, when the country's second-largest telco, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd-owned Optus, disclosed a security breach and theft of personal data of nearly 10 million customer accounts, equivalent to 40% of the country's population. 
 
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Grocery chain Woolworths Group Ltd also shared that the data of millions of customers using its bargain shopping website had been compromised. Several smaller and unlisted companies also revealed data breaches by hackers, prompting lawyers to question the amount of data that private enterprises should collect, and store for how long.

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Hackers have targeted one of Australia's largest pathology providers and stolen medical data of thousands of patients, the second such breach in the country within two weeks, deepening fears about how companies collect and secure sensitive information of their customers, reported Reuters.

Hackers have targeted one of Australia's largest pathology providers and stolen medical data of thousands of patients, the second such breach in the country within two weeks, deepening fears about how companies collect and secure sensitive information of their customers, reported Reuters. The revelation on Thursday further extends the wave of hackings that have shaken the country's biggest companies and shares of Australian Clinical Labs Ltd tanked to their lowest point since listing last year. A day earlier, Australia’s No. 1 health insurer Medibank Private Ltd had reported that hackers had stolen personal data of its all four million customers. ACL said on Thursday that it first learnt of the unauthorised access to the IT system of its pathology unit, Medlab, in February and received advice that no information was compromised, but the government cybersecurity agency notified it in June that its data had been posted on the dark web, a system of websites only accessible through certain browsers. ALSO READ | Australia's biggest health insurer Medibank reports huge data breach ACL then hired forensic analysts to study the "complex and unstructured" data-set found there and gathered that data of 223,000 patients had been exposed in the breach, and it included the medical and health records of about 18,000 people, said the Reuters report. “There was no ransom demand or evidence of data misuse, but we recognise the concern and inconvenience this incident may cause to those who have used Medlab's services and have taken steps to identify individuals affected,” ACL Chief Executive Officer Melinda McGrath said in a statement. Companies in Australia have been bracing since Sept. 22, when the country's second-largest telco, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd-owned Optus, disclosed a security breach and theft of personal data of nearly 10 million customer accounts, equivalent to 40% of the country's population. ALSO READ | Australia to bring legislation for tougher penalties on hackers for data breaches Grocery chain Woolworths Group Ltd also shared that the data of millions of customers using its bargain shopping website had been compromised. Several smaller and unlisted companies also revealed data breaches by hackers, prompting lawyers to question the amount of data that private enterprises should collect, and store for how long. You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE

Hacking scourge widens in Australia, data of 223,000 patients stolen at pathology providers

T-Mobile is investigating a claim on an online forum post that says the personal data of over millions of users were breached.

T-Mobile investigates claim that says data of millions were breached