KOKUYO: its dealer search site was tampered with and visitors were sent automatically to suspicious outside sites

1. 2020-07-16

   The site appears to have been tampered with from around this day. [3]

2. 2021-05-19

   A user inquired that they had been redirected to a suspicious site, and the problem came to light. [1]

3. 2021-05-20

   Because the site might have been tampered with by a third party, the company closed it temporarily and announced the case. [1] [2]

4. 2021-06-04

   It compiled its findings and said the tampering lasted about ten months, from July 16, 2020 until the site was closed on May 19, 2021. It explained that server management and security measures had been insufficient, and said it was moving the server and rebuilding the site, expecting recovery by the end of July. [3]

On the site, used by consumers and businesses to find shops selling KOKUYO stationery and furniture, visits led automatically to outside sites, and the destination changed with each visit. The company confirmed that visitors were rarely sent to what looked like a scam page saying "You won" or to a dangerous page that browsers warn about. It said it would report again once the investigation results were known. [1] [2]