October 23, 2023 at 04:12PM
Casio, the Japanese electronics maker, announced a data breach that exposed the personal information of customers in 150 countries. The breach occurred in the development environment for ClassPad.net, an education web application managed by Casio. The company attributed the breach to an operational error and insufficient security measures. The compromised information includes names, email addresses, order information, and service usage details. Casio is working with authorities and conducting an investigation. They will contact affected customers and have blocked access to the impacted databases.
Meeting Takeaways:
– Casio, the Japanese electronics maker, suffered a data breach that affected customer personal information in 150 countries and regions.
– The breach was discovered on October 11 and involved unauthorized access to a database in the development environment for the ClassPad.net education web application.
– The personal information of some customers stored in the database was accessed and leaked.
– Casio confirms that there was no unauthorized intrusion into assets other than the database in the development environment, and the ClassPad.net application was not accessed.
– The data breach was a result of operational error and insufficient operational management, which led to network security settings being disabled.
– Casio has reported the incident to the authorities, blocked access to the impacted databases, and is working with an external party to investigate.
– The compromised information includes names, email addresses, country/region of residence, order information, and service usage information.
– Casio will contact affected customers to inform them of the breach and provide necessary support.