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[Investigating][Severity: Major][Ransomware]

Japan Times: ransomware attack on the group's former administrative server

Ransomware on a group-managed server was detected September 18 and disclosed October 2. The October 16 report said data claimed stolen by attackers was published October 15. The affected former administrative server was used until August 2022 and may contain HR and partner data; matching remained underway. Online editions, subscriber databases and payments used separate infrastructure and publication continued.

Disclosed

2026-10-02

Organizations involved

2

Leaked or at risk

Unknown

Downtime

Unknown

Timeline

  1. Detected 2026-09-18
  2. Disclosed 2026-10-02
  3. 14 days

Attack or cause

Method
[Ransomware]
Impact
[Data leak]
Entry point
Unknown

Data exposed or at risk

[Employment]

Organizations involved

Open in organization search

Sources

  1. [1][Official]当社グループ管理サーバーへの不正アクセスおよび情報漏えいの可能性に関するご報告(第2報)The Japan Times, Ltd. and News2u Holdings, Inc. · 2026-10-16