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Australia’s biggest car maker has confirmed its head office has come under a cyber attack but says no customer information has been compromised.

Toyota Australia has confirmed it has been the victim of an attempted cyber attack, however it believes no customer data has been accessed. 

In a statement issued today the company said: “The threat is being managed by our IT department who is working closely with international cyber security experts to get systems up and running again”. 

Toyota says at this stage it has “no further details about the origin of the attack”. 

CarAdvice understands the attack occurred on late Tuesday evening and Toyota emails have been out of action since then and are yet to be restored.

Toyota has alerted authorities including Australian Cyber Security Centre, who will investigate further.

In the meantime, Toyota Australia’s IT teams have been working around the clock to get their systems back online, including vital links to dealers and customers service operations.

Toyota has confirmed dealers are unaffected and can keep selling cars.

“We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank customers for their patience,” a statement from Toyota said. 

This reporter is on Twitter: @JoshuaDowling