Japan's largest taxi operator shuts systems after cyberattack
Nihon Kotsu, Japan's largest taxi operator, suffered a cyberattack that forced the company to take portions of its systems offline. The company has not disclosed the scope of the breach or what data may have been affected.
Why this matters: Taxi and ride services hold a specific kind of data that is easy to underestimate: where you were, when you were there, and where you went next. That is a detailed record of people's lives. When a company this size gets hit, the first question is operational. The second, quieter question is what customer data was sitting in those systems and whether it is now somewhere it should not be.
Who should care: Cybersecurity · Privacy officers · Administrators
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