JETRO: unauthorized access to its websites
The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) found that some of its websites had been accessed without authorization from 14 October, and took its websites offline from 17 October. It confirmed a leak of 743 records of personal data, such as company names and contact persons' emails, and notified the companies. It set up a temporary site and is still investigating.
Disclosed
2026-10-19
Organizations involved
1
Leaked or at risk
743
743
Downtime
Unknown
Timeline
- Started 2026-10-14
- Disclosed 2026-10-19
- 5 days
Attack or cause
- Method
- [Intrusion]
- Impact
- [Data leak][Service outage]
- Entry point
- Web app
Data exposed or at risk
Organizations involved
[Breached][Major]Tokyo, MinatoPublic agency or corporation743 leaked
Japan External Trade Organization
Sources
- [1][Official]当機構ウェブサイトへの不正アクセスについてJETRO · 2026-10-19