Nikkei Shimbun Information leak of more than 12,000 employees Cyber attack or May 12 20:09
Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc. announced that the computers of employees working for group companies were infected with computer viruses, and information such as the names and email addresses of more than 12,000 employees and part-time workers were leaked.
According to Nihon Keizai Shimbun, one computer of an employee working at a group company was infected with a computer virus on the 8th of this month, and a temporary employee, including officers and employees of the head office and group companies that used internal network terminals. It means that information for 12,514 people, including part-time jobs and part-time jobs, has leaked.
The leaked information is the name, affiliation, and email address, and does not include the information gathered during the interview or the information of readers and customers.
When a file attached to a free email received by an employee was opened, it was infected, and the Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc. claims that it was due to a cyber attack.
For now, we are not aware of any cases of misuse, Nihon Keizai Shimbun said, "Please note that there is a possibility that the number of emails masquerading as employees will increase in the future. Please further strengthen security measures and manage information. I want to be thorough. "