[Resolved][Severity: Critical][Unknown]

Fuji Keizai Management: a cyberattack knocked out the systems of the whole Fuji Keizai group and disrupted deliveries and customer inquiries

A cyberattack in the early hours of April 20 stopped the group's systems and held up deliveries and inquiries. No leak had been confirmed.

Disclosed

2021-04-27

Organizations involved

Leaked or at risk

Unknown

Downtime

Unknown

What happened

2021-04-20
In the early hours, a third party attacked the group with a cyberattack, and its systems stopped working normally. [1] [2]
2021-04-27
The company announced the case. It set up a response headquarters led by its president, consulted the police and others, and worked with outside specialists to find the cause, including the possibility of unauthorized access and a leak, and to restore the systems. [1] [2]
2021-05-10
Reports said the group of five domestic and two overseas companies was seeing delays in delivery, invoicing and support. Its FK-Mards web report service runs on a separate line and was not affected. The investigation continued. [3]

Impact

Deliveries, inquiries and other customer service were disrupted. When the company announced the case, no leak of information had been confirmed. The method of the attack has not been disclosed. [1] [2]