Denis Japan: ransomware hit group servers, and HR and health data of former employees and partner contacts may have been viewed
In January the group network was breached and data encrypted by ransomware; HR and health data of former employees and partner contacts may have been viewed.
Disclosed
2024-12-04
Organizations involved
1
Leaked or at risk
Unknown
Downtime
Unknown
What happened
It confirmed that a third party had accessed the network the group manages. Information on some servers was compromised and data in applications and file servers was encrypted by ransomware and became inaccessible. It cut the affected devices off from the unaffected parts. [1]
It issued a notice. It said no leak outside had been confirmed but that it could not rule out that the attacker viewed data, and that personal data of outside partners and former employees may also have been affected. [1] [2]
Impact
The data that may have been affected is phone numbers, email addresses, affiliations and transaction details of partner contacts, and for former employees names, birth dates, addresses, genders, phone numbers, email addresses, face photos, qualifications, social insurance numbers, tax deductions, family details, health data such as checkup results, work and pay data, and payment accounts. It knows of no secondary harm. [1]
Timeline
- Detected 2024-01-16
- Disclosed 2024-12-04
- 323 days
Attack or cause
- Method
- [Ransomware]
- Impact
- [Data leak][Service outage]
- Entry point
- Unknown
Data exposed or at risk
Organizations involved
[Breached][Major]Tokyo, ChiyodaWholesale and retail trade
Denis Japan Co., Ltd.Announced for the group of Denis Japan, Seti, Nichifutsu Boeki, DENIS Pharma and Union Liquors.
Sources
- [1][Official]当社外のステークホルダーの皆様および退職された従業員の皆様の個人情報への不正アクセスの可能性に関するお知らせとお詫びDenis Japan Co., Ltd. · 2024-12-04
- [2][News]Denis Japan グループにランサムウェア攻撃、ステークホルダーと退職者の個人情報も影響の可能性ScanNetSecurity · 2024-12-17 08:05