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https://bit.ly/49Fpdrp - 🚨 Toyota Financial Services (TFS) has confirmed a cybersecurity breach in its systems in Europe and Africa after the Medusa ransomware group claimed responsibility for the attack. Medusa has listed TFS on its data leak site on the dark web, demanding a ransom of $8 million. The group threatens to release stolen data if the ransom is not paid, giving Toyota a 10-day deadline with an option to extend it for a daily fee. #CybersecurityBreach #ToyotaFinancialServices #MedusaRansomware 💻 To substantiate their claims, the Medusa group released sample data allegedly stolen from Toyota, including financial documents, invoices, account passwords, passport scans, and internal reports, primarily in German. This suggests that Toyota's Central European operations were significantly affected. Toyota Financial Services, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, is involved in auto financing in 90% of Toyota's markets worldwide. #DataLeak #RansomwareAttack #CorporateCybersecurity 🔐 Toyota Financial Services has responded by taking certain systems offline to mitigate risk and is cooperating with law enforcement. They have begun the process of bringing systems back online in most affected countries. The extent of the data breach's impact on Toyota's operations and customer data remains under investigation. #SystemRecovery #LawEnforcementCooperation #CyberAttackResponse 🔍 The breach at Toyota Financial Services might be linked to the Citrix Bleed vulnerability (CVE-2023-4966), as noted by security analyst Kevin Beaumont. The company’s German office reportedly had an exposed Citrix Gateway endpoint that hadn't been updated since August 2023. This vulnerability has been exploited by various ransomware groups, including Lockbit, which recently targeted major companies worldwide.