PR TIMES: image and PDF files of unpublished press releases on its distribution service were obtained without authorization

1. 2021-05-04

   From this day, unpublished release images and PDFs began to be obtained from one IP address. [1]

2. 2021-07-05

   The company noticed through a report from a member company about a post on social media. [1]

3. 2021-07-06

   Obtaining up to this day was confirmed. The company fixed the problem. [1]

4. 2021-07-09

   It announced the case. [1]

5. 2021-09-22

   It published a detailed report of the findings, covering acquisition from other IP addresses too. [2]

Unpublished information of 13 member companies and 14 accounts was affected: images for 230 releases and 28 PDFs were obtained. [1]

The detailed report found that 866 image zip files and 91 documents tied to 871 releases distributed between November 13, 2020 and July 6, 2021 were obtained, from 16 member companies and 17 accounts. This includes acquisition by 96 further IP addresses (636 images, 63 documents) on top of the first one (230 images, 28 documents). No material facts under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act were found, and no member information leaked. No unauthorized acquisition has been confirmed since the fix on July 9. [2]