Nikkei: unauthorized logins to an employee's Google Workspace account
From late July, a Google Workspace account a Nikkei employee used for work was logged into from outside. A notice from Google revealed it in early August, and the password was changed at once. Emails, names and other details of 1,646 people, including employees and business partners, may have leaked. Data on readers and news sources was not included.
Disclosed
2026-10-04
Organizations involved
1
Leaked or at risk
1.6K
1,646
Downtime
Unknown
Timeline
- Disclosed 2026-10-04
- 1 days
Attack or cause
- Method
- [Credential abuse]
- Impact
- [Data leak]
- Entry point
- Stolen credentials
Data exposed or at risk
Organizations involved
[Breached][Major]Tokyo, ChiyodaInformation and communications1,646 leaked
Nikkei Inc.
Sources
- [1][Official]不正ログインによる情報漏洩についてNikkei · 2026-10-04