Nissan Motor Corporation
Attack Intelligence
Nissan Motor Corporation was compromised in a ransomware attack attributed to everest in January 2026. The organization, operating in the Manufacturing sector in Japan, was added to the group's data leak site as part of an extortion campaign.
everest operates as a financially motivated ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, exfiltrating sensitive data and threatening public disclosure to pressure victims into paying ransom demands.
[AI generated] Nissan Motor Corporation is a multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. The company, founded in 1933, produces a comprehensive range of vehicles, from luxury cars to commercial trucks. Nissan is known for its innovation in electric and autonomous driving technology. It includes brands like Infiniti and Datsun. It also has partnerships with Renault and Mitsubishi.
Intelligence correlations link this incident to 1 vulnerability(ies) including CVE-2026-3300, which may have been leveraged as initial access vectors or for lateral movement.