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National Institute for Environmental Studies

National Institute for Environmental Studies (Tsukuba, Ibaraki; Scientific research, professional and technical services) appears in 2 related cybersecurity incidents. The latest was disclosed on 2023-10-30.

Profile

Industry/type: Scientific research, professional and technical services
Location: Ibaraki, Tsukuba
Also known as: NIES

Public figures

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Incident history

Disclosed 2023-10-30Updated 2023-11-02 08:05Ibaraki[Contained][Severity: Major][Breached][Major]
NIES: its file transfer service "Proself" was hit by a zero-day attack and data including personal data may have leaked
[Web app exploit][Data leak]Organizations 1
Disclosed 2021-06-11Updated 2021-06-14 08:00Ibaraki[Resolved][Severity: Major][Breached][Major]
National Institute for Environmental Studies: a staff member's Microsoft 365 email account was logged into without authorization, and the contents and addresses of about 50,000 emails may have leaked, with spoofed emails sent
[Credential abuse][Data leak]Organizations 1

		Incident	Role	Impact level				Methods	Impacts		Status
2023-10-30	2023-11-02 08:05	NIES: its file transfer service "Proself" was hit by a zero-day attack and data including personal data may have leaked	[Breached]	[Major]	[Major]	1 National Institute for Environmental Studies	Ibaraki	[Web app exploit]	[Data leak]	Unknown	[Contained]
2021-06-11	2021-06-14 08:00	National Institute for Environmental Studies: a staff member's Microsoft 365 email account was logged into without authorization, and the contents and addresses of about 50,000 emails may have leaked, with spoofed emails sent	[Breached]	[Major]	[Major]	1 National Institute for Environmental Studies	Ibaraki	[Credential abuse]	[Data leak]	Unknown	[Resolved]