[Investigating][Severity: Moderate][Ransomware]

Nipro: a server of its subsidiary in China was attacked with ransomware

A server of its subsidiary in China was attacked with ransomware on February 9 and the network was shut off. Manufacturing and shipping continue.

Disclosed

2023-02-14

Organizations involved

Leaked or at risk

Unknown

Downtime

Unknown

What happened

2023-02-09
The server of the subsidiary in China was attacked with ransomware on this day, local time. The network was shut off. [1] [2]
2023-02-14
It announced the case. [1] [2]

Impact

No secondary damage to its sites in Japan or overseas has been confirmed. Manufacturing and shipping continue. The time needed for recovery and whether any data leaked were still being investigated. [1] [2]

Timeline

Started, Detected 2023-02-09
Disclosed 2023-02-14
5 days

Attack or cause

Method: [Ransomware]
Impact
Entry point: Unknown

Data exposed or at risk

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Organizations involved

[Breached][Moderate]Osaka, SettsuManufacturing
NIPRO CORPORATION
The server of its subsidiary in China, Nipro Medical (Hefei) Co., Ltd., was hit.

						Note
NIPRO CORPORATION	[Breached]	[Moderate]	Osaka, Settsu	Manufacturing	Unknown	The server of its subsidiary in China, Nipro Medical (Hefei) Co., Ltd., was hit.

Open in organization search

Sources

[1][Official]Notice Regarding Unauthorized Access to NIPRO Subsidiary in ChinaNIPRO CORPORATION · 2023-02-14
[2][News]ニプロの中国子会社にランサムウェア攻撃、原因や漏えいの調査には時間を要す見込みScanNetSecurity · 2023-02-17 08:05