STNet: unauthorized access to the dedicated network of its cloud server service may have leaked personal data of 20,846 corporate and organizational contacts
An outsider breached the dedicated network of STNet's cloud server service; names, emails and other data of 20,846 customer contacts may have leaked.
Disclosed
2025-11-21
Organizations involved
1
Leaked or at risk
20.8K
20,846
Downtime
Unknown
What happened
It announced unauthorized access to the dedicated network used to build and operate its ST cloud server service. It said personal data of contacts at customer organizations and system-related data such as IDs and passwords may have leaked. [1]
It published the results of its internal investigation. The intruder got in using a remote access configuration file stored on a server in the network. [2] [3]
Impact
After checking all files on the file server (about 440,000), the company found personal data of 20,846 contacts that may have leaked: company names, names and email addresses, and for some contacts phone numbers and dates of birth. No secondary harm has been confirmed. [2]
Organizations whose system information may have leaked were contacted individually. The company says its network checks are all complete and its services run safely. [2]
Timeline
- Disclosed 2025-11-21
- 1 days
Attack or cause
- Method
- [Intrusion]
- Impact
- [Data leak]
- Entry point
- Remote access
Data exposed or at risk
Organizations involved
[Breached][Major]Kagawa, TakamatsuInformation and communications20,846 leaked
STNet, IncorporatedThe dedicated network used to build and run servers was breached, and data on contacts at customer organizations may have leaked.
Sources
- [1][Official]弊社ネットワークへの不正アクセスに関するお詫びとご報告STNet, Incorporated · 2025-11-21
- [2][Official]弊社ネットワークへの不正アクセスに関する調査結果のご報告STNet, Incorporated · 2026-01-21
- [3][News]STNet のネットワークに不正アクセス、企業・団体の担当者 20,846 名の個人情報が漏えいした可能性ScanNetSecurity · 2026-02-09 08:05