"Nippon Cable Television", which produces TV programs and broadcasts news, said that its internal system was illegally accessed and personal information of about 7,000 people, such as the performers of the program, was leaked. clarified.
According to "Nippon Cable Television" in Minato-ku, Tokyo, which produces TV programs and broadcasts specialized news channels, on the 6th of this month, a failure occurred in the company's internal system and an investigation revealed that the company's file server It was found that someone had illegally accessed a business computer.
Due to the fact that many computers in the company could not be used and the data could not be viewed, a total of about 7,000 people, including the performers and staff of the stored programs, and some of the people who applied for employment at the company. It is said that the possibility that personal information of a person was leaked cannot be denied.
On the other hand, there have been no failures in the broadcasting system, and news channel broadcasting and program production have continued.
The company has reported to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and has asked a specialist to investigate the detailed cause.
"Nippon Cable Television" commented, "We deeply apologize for causing great concern and inconvenience to everyone involved. We will work to prevent recurrence, such as tightening the security system." increase.