Nippo Sangyo: the network of its Malaysian plant was accessed without authorization, likely through a VPN device flaw

1. 2022-04-08

   It announced that a third party had accessed the network of its Malaysian plant without authorization. The plant stopped its internal systems including the network, reported to the authorities and worked on recovery with an outside specialist. It said the effect on consolidated results was minor. [1]

2. 2022-04-22

   It announced that the systems were restored and all operations resumed. [2]

The intrusion route was most likely a flaw in the plant's VPN device. No fact of information stored at the plant leaking outside was confirmed. Networks of other group companies were not affected. [2]