Toyota Corolla Shiga: its Facebook account was accessed without authorization and many unintended video messages were sent to connected customers
On the evening of April 21, many unintended video messages were sent through Messenger from the company's Facebook account to connected customers.
Disclosed
2021-05-06
Organizations involved
1
Leaked or at risk
Unknown
Downtime
Unknown
What happened
Around this time, the company's Facebook account was accessed without authorization, and many unintended video messages were sent through Messenger to customers connected to the account. [1]
Response
The company has frozen the account. It warned people who receive a message from the account on Messenger not to play any video or open any attachment. [1]
Timeline
- Detected 2021-04-21
- Disclosed 2021-05-06
- 15 days
Attack or cause
- Method
- [Unknown]
- Impact
- Entry point
- Unknown
Data exposed or at risk
–
Organizations involved
[Breached][Critical]Shiga, KusatsuWholesale and retail trade
Toyota Corolla Shiga Co., Ltd.
Sources
- [1][News]トヨタカローラ滋賀Facebookアカウントへ不正アクセス、動画メッセージ多数送信ScanNetSecurity · 2021-05-06 09:00