Alps Alpine: ransomware hit group servers and halted production and shipping in Japan and abroad

1. 2023-09-10

   It detected a ransomware attack on servers managed by the group. [2]

2. 2023-09-11

   According to Nikkei, from this day production and shipping were affected at nearly all domestic sites and some overseas sites. [1]

3. 2023-09-12

   It announced the case. It stopped the affected servers or isolated them from the network. [1] [2]

4. 2023-09-14

   It published a second report. Production and shipping resumed except at its Mexican production site. It confirmed that personal data of employees and business files had leaked at its North American unit. A leak of customer data has not been confirmed. [1]

Production and shipping were affected at nearly all domestic sites and some overseas sites. The recovery time of the Mexican site was undecided as of September 14. According to Nikkei, data said to be employees' personal information was posted on some sites, and the company was checking whether it is genuine. [1] [2]