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[Resolved][Severity: Moderate][Malware]

Maruha Nichiro: some company devices were infected with Emotet, and spoofed mail posing as employees was sent

On September 17 some devices at the seafood company were found infected with Emotet, and mail with malware attached was going to business contacts in employees' names.

Disclosed

2020-09-24

Organizations involved

1

Leaked or at risk

Unknown

Downtime

Unknown

What happened

On September 17 the company confirmed that some devices were infected with Emotet and that mail posing as employees was going to business contacts. The mail carried malware, and recipients were told to delete it unopened. [1]

The company changed its name to Umios in March 2026.

Timeline

  1. Started, Detected 2020-09-17
  2. Disclosed 2020-09-24
  3. 7 days

Attack or cause

Method
[Malware]
Impact
Entry point
E-mail

Data exposed or at risk

–

Organizations involved

Open in organization search

Sources

  1. [1][News]「Emotet」に感染、なりすましメールが送信 - マルハニチロSecurity NEXT · 2020-09-24