Fujitsu confirms customer data exposed in March cyberattack

Fujitsu confirms customer data exposed in March cyberattack

July 9, 2024 at 03:35PM

Fujitsu confirmed a data breach compromising individuals’ and customers’ business information, revealing that the attack involved sophisticated malware infecting 49 computers. This incident led to the potential exfiltration of personal and customer data, prompting Fujitsu to enhance security measures and monitor all business computers to prevent future breaches.

Based on the meeting notes, the key takeaways are as follows:

– Fujitsu has confirmed a data breach earlier this year, which compromised personal information of individuals and business data of customers.
– The attack did not involve ransomware but utilized sophisticated techniques to evade detection while exfiltrating the compromised data.
– The investigation revealed that 49 computers were affected by the malware, which was able to copy files containing sensitive information due to its advanced nature.
– Fujitsu has isolated the infected computers, contained the malware within the Japan-based network, and took steps to implement security monitoring rules and update the malware detection solution to prevent similar attacks.
– Despite the breach, Fujitsu has not received any reports of the compromised data being misused at this time.

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