Nissan shuts websites after anti-whaling cyberattack


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 13 Jan 2016

epa05007102 A picture made available on 02 November 2015 shows Nissan Motor's logo on the concept car Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo displayed at the 44th Tokyo Motor Show 2015 in Tokyo, Japan, 29 October 2015. On 02 November 2015, Nissan Motor Co said it raised its net profit forecast for the current financial year by around 10 percent, as a weaker yen and cost-cutting measures boosted profitability in the latest quarter, amid strong sales in Europe and North America. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON

TOKYO: Carmaker Nissan shut down its global websites after a cyberattack that may have been motivated by anger over Japan’s controversial whale and dolphin hunts. 

The country’s number-two automaker said someone began hitting its sites on the evening of Jan 12. 

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