DAX: an office PC was likely infected with malware, its mail history leaked, and suspicious mail was sent in staff members' names
At the Fukuoka real estate firm, a likely malware infection leaked the mail history of an office PC, and partners received suspicious mail posing as invoices.
Disclosed
2020-08-28
Organizations involved
1
Leaked or at risk
Unknown
Downtime
Unknown
What happened
At about this time, an office PC was found to be likely infected with malware. The company disclosed it the same day. [1]
Impact
The PC's past mail history leaked, and the addresses in it received suspicious mail in staff members' names or from the water purifier division's address. The company said addresses and message contents may have leaked. [1]
Timeline
- Detected, Disclosed 2020-08-28
- 1 days
Attack or cause
- Method
- [Malware]
- Impact
- [Data leak]
- Entry point
- Unknown
Data exposed or at risk
Organizations involved
[Breached][Moderate]Fukuoka, Fukuoka, ChuoReal estate and rental
DAX Co., Ltd.
Sources
- [1][Official]【重要】不審メール発生に関するお詫びとお知らせDAX · 2020-08-28