Furukawa Battery: a PC of an employee at its Imaichi works was infected with Emotet and personal data may have leaked

1. 2023-03-16

   It announced that a PC of an employee at its Imaichi works in Nikko, Tochigi, was infected with Emotet and data including personal data may have leaked. It cut all infected PCs off from the network and is checking every PC at the Imaichi works. [1] [2]

No suspicious spoofed emails attributable to Emotet have been confirmed. People who corresponded with the company by email may still receive suspicious emails in its name. It is investigating the types and number of leaked records with advice from an outside specialist firm. [1] [2]