Mazda says customers' data is safe after being hacked online
24 Jul 2015|2,754 views
Mazda's car dealer yesterday defended its online security after its Singapore website was defaced by a Turkish hacking group, reported The Straits Times.
Ayyildiz Tim wrote a message demanding 'freedom for all Muslims' on Eurokars Group's site www.mazda.com.sg
It was spotted at 9:00am yesterday and the site was taken down by 10:30am before being reinstated 45 minutes later. A Mazda spokesman said the company made a police report and an investigation was under way.
The website allows car owners to make service appointments by entering their personal details, including name and NRIC number. It is not known if customer details were compromised. Mazda's spokesman said, "There is no evidence at present to suggest that customer data has been compromised." Privacy watchdog the Personal Data Protection Commission said it 'will investigate if there is reason to believe that personal data of individuals had been compromised'.
Judging from the translated versions of the hacker group's Facebook and Twitter pages, it appears to have political motivation for some of its attacks. Last August, the same group reportedly hacked into Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile defence system. And earlier last year, it reportedly defaced the official website of the United Nations Development Programme in Ecuador.
US-based security software firm Fortinet's Senior Security Strategist Aamir Lakhani said it is not clear why the group targeted a Singapore entity, but "it is possible they were trying to attract attention and demonstrate their expertise".
Mazda's car dealer yesterday defended its online security after its Singapore website was defaced by a Turkish hacking group, reported The Straits Times.
Ayyildiz Tim wrote a message demanding 'freedom for all Muslims' on Eurokars Group's site www.mazda.com.sg
It was spotted at 9:00am yesterday and the site was taken down by 10:30am before being reinstated 45 minutes later. A Mazda spokesman said the company made a police report and an investigation was under way.
The website allows car owners to make service appointments by entering their personal details, including name and NRIC number. It is not known if customer details were compromised. Mazda's spokesman said, "There is no evidence at present to suggest that customer data has been compromised." Privacy watchdog the Personal Data Protection Commission said it 'will investigate if there is reason to believe that personal data of individuals had been compromised'.
Judging from the translated versions of the hacker group's Facebook and Twitter pages, it appears to have political motivation for some of its attacks. Last August, the same group reportedly hacked into Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile defence system. And earlier last year, it reportedly defaced the official website of the United Nations Development Programme in Ecuador.
US-based security software firm Fortinet's Senior Security Strategist Aamir Lakhani said it is not clear why the group targeted a Singapore entity, but "it is possible they were trying to attract attention and demonstrate their expertise".
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