The company revealed that the personal information of more than 1.64 million customers may have been leaked due to problems such as a cyber attack on a major confectionery maker "Morinaga & Co." and a part of the internal system going down. I made it.
In addition, some data on the server was encrypted and could not be seen, and there was a message from the criminal side, so it is probable that it was damaged by "ransomware", a computer virus that requires a ransom.
On the 13th of this month, a major confectionery maker, Morinaga & Co., suffered a failure such as multiple systems going down due to unauthorized access to an in-house server, affecting the production of some products.
Due to this problem, Morinaga & Co. held a press conference on the 22nd, revealing that the personal information of more than 1.64 million people including customers who have purchased products at the mail order business "Morinaga Direct Store" may have leaked. I made it.
The target is people who used it between May 1st and 13th, 2018, including name, address, phone number, date of birth, email address, etc.
In addition, it is believed that part of the data on the server was encrypted and could not be seen, and that the message from the criminal side was also confirmed, and that it was damaged by the ransomware virus that requires a ransom.
According to the company, the system was fully restored on the morning of the 22nd, but the supply of some products will continue to be affected due to the decrease in inventory.
Fumiko Kunichika, General Manager of the Corporate Communication Department of Morinaga & Co., said, "We deeply apologize for causing inconvenience and concern to our customers and many related parties."