Telecom and ISPs
LINE
LINE (run by LY Corporation) was hit in 1 recorded cybersecurity incident. The latest was disclosed on 2020-02-26.
About the service
- Website
- https://line.me/
- Run by
- LY Corporationsince 2023-10-01
- Formerly run by
- Z Intermediate Global Corporation2021-03-01 to 2023-10-01
- A Holdings Corporationuntil 2021-03-01
- Category
- Telecom and ISPs
- For
- People
Incident history
Disclosed 2020-02-26Updated 2020-03-01 19:30Tokyo[Investigating][Severity: Major][Breached][Major]
LINE: 4,225 accounts logged into by others and used to post spam and phishing links[Credential abuse][Phishing]Leaked 4.2KOrganizations 1
Other incidents of the operator (2)
Disclosed 2026-10-09Updated 2026-10-26 18:29Aomori, Hiroshima, Osaka, Shizuoka, Tokyo[Investigating][Severity: Critical]
Commune: unauthorized access to the Commune community platform[Intrusion][Data leak]Leaked 307KOrganizations 12Disclosed 2024-02-14Updated 2026-10-23Tokyo[Contained][Severity: Major]
LY Corporation: contractor accounts misused; 57,611 staff-related records may have leaked[Credential abuse][Data leak]Leaked 57.6KOrganizations 1