Security · Updated 20 Oct, 03:19 am IST
Nikkei discloses third data breach this month exposing 1.83M records
Why it matters for readers: It explains that stolen login credentials, not a complex exploit, were used to access personal data in the cloud.
- Nikkei says 1.83 million personal information records were exposed in the incident.1
- About 150,000 records contained at least one identifier such as full name, email, address, phone number, or date of birth; 120,000 records included email addresses.1
- Attackers used stolen credentials to access a development system and exposed data stored in the cloud during the early morning of October 7.1
- Nikkei revoked the abused credentials, notified the Personal Information Protection Commission on October 11, and as of October 16 reported no evidence the accessed information was misused or leaked online.1
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