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        "msgid": "japan-hit-by-series-of-cyberattacks-and-data-breaches-1791341899",
        "date": "2026-10-07 09:10:05",
        "title": "Japan hit by series of cyberattacks and data breaches",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Technology",
        "summary": "A wave of separate cyberattacks and unauthorised access incidents has impacted various Japanese institutions, including universities, retailers, and financial services. The breaches have potentially compromised the personal data of millions of customers, students, and staff members across the country.",
        "content": "<p>Tokyo (ANTARA) - Several Japanese companies and a university have\nreported data breaches or cyberattacks since Monday, potentially\naffecting millions of customers, members, students, and faculty members\nin a series of separate incidents.<\/p>\n<p>Osaka Metropolitan University stated on Monday that the data of at\nleast 130,000 students and faculty members may have been leaked\nfollowing a cyberattack that caused system failures at the institution.\nThe university explained that approximately 500 servers supporting the\nuniversity\u2019s information system ceased operations following a suspected\nransomware attack last Friday (2\/10).<\/p>\n<p>The campus network for students and the portal site for teaching\nstaff remained unusable until Monday, while lectures were forced to be\nsuspended.<\/p>\n<p>The operator of the Japanese discount store chain, Mr.\u00a0Max Holdings\nLtd., announced on Tuesday (6\/10) that personal data from up to 1.7\nmillion customers may have been leaked due to unauthorised access to\nservers handling the company\u2019s online shopping services. The retailer\nsubsequently suspended its services temporarily, blocked the attack\nvector, and is working with external security specialists, regulators,\nand the police to conduct an investigation and intensify monitoring.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Japanese internet service provider GMO Research &amp; AI\nInc.\u00a0revealed on Monday that data belonging to up to 948,500 members was\nstolen due to unauthorised access to the company\u2019s servers. According to\nthe company, reward points belonging to several members, valued at\napproximately 2.9 million yen (1 yen = Rp11,363), were illegally\nexchanged for Amazon gift card codes.<\/p>\n<p>Monogatari Corp., which operates the Yakiniku King barbecue\nrestaurant chain, stated on Monday that more than 10 million pieces of\ncustomer information, covering almost its entire registered user base,\nwere leaked due to unauthorised access to the smartphone application\nsupport system for restaurant reservations and reward programmes. The\nleaked information includes email addresses and telephone numbers, the\ncompany noted, adding that there has been no confirmation regarding the\nmisuse of the data.<\/p>\n<p>Daiwa Securities Group Inc.\u00a0also stated on the same Monday that data\nfrom approximately 110,000 customers of its securities brokerage unit,\nalong with other non-personal information, may have been leaked due to\nunauthorised access to servers operated by one of its contractors. The\ncompany stated that although the leak occurred, the information cannot\nbe used to conduct transactions, including online transactions.<\/p>\n<p>These incidents were reported separately by the involved\norganisations, and there is no indication from the information disclosed\nso far to suggest that the incidents are linked to the same\ncyberattack.<\/p>",
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