South African Toyota customers’ personal info possibly leaked after SMS provider breach

• The personal information of South African Toyota customers may have been leaked after a breach of a third-party SMS services provider.
• The incident involved the unauthorized distribution of SMS messages to Toyota customers, which were fraudulent and promoted a purported gambling-related collaboration with Toyota.
• Toyota has notified affected customers, locked the affected account, and is conducting a full investigation, with customers advised to disregard the unauthorized SMS message and not to click on any links or submit personal information.