Kowa: ransomware encrypts business data and software

On 23 August 2024 Kowa, a maker of care and welfare products, disclosed a ransomware attack that encrypted some of its servers. The servers were accessed from outside on 21 August, and on 22 August the company found that files stored on them had been encrypted. Business data and business software became inaccessible, and internal systems were cut off from the servers. No data leak had been confirmed at the time of the announcement.