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Confidence MediumMay 27, 2026nissanusa.com

Nissan Americas Employee Data Compromised in Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day Attack by ShinyHunters

PatternExternal actor · Hacking · Confidentiality impact

Nissan Americas confirmed a data breach affecting current and former employees, stemming from a targeted cyberattack exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2026-35273) in Oracle PeopleSoft software. The exploitation, attributed to the ShinyHunters extortion group, began as early as May 27, 2026, and continued until June 9, 2026. Sensitive employee data, including contact information, banking details, Social Security numbers, and tax records, was accessed.

Signal date
May 27, 2026
Updated
Jun 30, 2026
Confidence
Medium
Sources
1 source
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Nissanusa

Sector
Information
Signals
1 linked

Signal context

First seen: May 27, 2026

Last updated: Jun 30, 2026

Status: Public signal

Key points

  • Exploitation of Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2026-35273).
  • Attack attributed to the ShinyHunters extortion group.
  • Breach window from May 27 to June 9, 2026.

Signal analysis

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Affected organization
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Nissanusa

Sector: Information

Likely country: Location not provided

Estimated
Threat source
Hacking activity

The feed marks multiple actor roles. Treat this as a review signal rather than a final attribution.

  • Source type: outside the affected organization
  • Source type: possible insider or internal misuse
Business impact
Potential data exposure

Impact area: Confidentiality

Likely asset: User or customer data

Trend context
66 signals with similar action pattern
  • 25 signals in the same sector
  • 88 signals with the same likely impact area
  • 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
Mentioned entities
NissanusaData DisclosureOracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day AttackShinyHunters Nissan AmericasCVE-2026-35273Oracle PeopleSoftShinyHuntersSensitiveExploitation of Oracle PeopleSoftAttack

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