Business organization hit by cyber attack “Possibility of information leak cannot be denied”. In January, the Saitama Prefectural Health Promotion Corporation, a public interest incorporated foundation, was attacked by ransomware.
The system that suffered the cyber attack stored X-ray and ultrasound images of the chest and abdomen of approximately 940,000 people who had undergone health checkups, as well as personal information such as names and dates of birth. The organization said, ``We take this unauthorized access attack seriously and are working to strengthen security measures to prevent it from happening again.''