Nissan Financial Services Hit in Trans-Tasman Cyber Attack

Investigations suggest ‘financially-motivated cyber attacks’ are now outstripping those from traditional state-sponsored actors.

A logo in a car showroom of Japan's Nissan Motor at Tokyo's Ginza district on May 12, 2022. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images

A vehicle and plant financial services business that operates across Australia and New Zealand has fallen victim to a cyber attack that forms part of an increasing spate of nefarious intrusions from hackers who traditionally have concentrated on disrupting the infrastructure of nations.

Australian and New Zealand Nissan Corporation and Financial Services was hit by a cyber-attack on Dec. 7, that potentially compromised customers’ information.