Business SaaS and e-mail

Nikkei Smart Clip

Nikkei Smart Clip (run by Nikkei Inc.) was hit in 1 recorded cybersecurity incident. The latest was disclosed on 2022-12-23.

About the service

Website

https://telecom.nikkei.co.jp/guide/relevance/smart/

Run by

Nikkei Inc.

Category

Business SaaS and e-mail

For

Businesses

Incident history

Disclosed 2022-12-23Updated 2023-02-20 08:05Tokyo[Contained][Severity: Major][Breached][Major]
Nikkei: the server of "Nikkei Smart Clip" was accessed without authorization and the email addresses and other data of 266 users of customer companies may have leaked
[Intrusion][Data leak]Leaked 949Organizations 1

		Incident	Role	Impact level				Methods	Impacts		Status
2022-12-23	2023-02-20 08:05	Nikkei: the server of "Nikkei Smart Clip" was accessed without authorization and the email addresses and other data of 266 users of customer companies may have leaked	[Breached]	[Major]	[Major]	1 Nikkei Inc.	Tokyo	[Intrusion]	[Data leak]	949	[Contained]

Other incidents of the operator (8)

Disclosed 2026-10-16Updated 2026-10-16Tokyo[Investigating][Severity: Critical]
Nikkei: unauthorized access to the cloud service it uses for system development
[Credential abuse][Data leak]Leaked 1.8MOrganizations 1
Disclosed 2026-10-04Updated 2026-10-04Tokyo[Contained][Severity: Major]
Nikkei: unauthorized logins to an employee's Google Workspace account
[Credential abuse][Data leak]Leaked 1.6KOrganizations 1
Disclosed 2026-10-04Updated 2026-10-04Tokyo[Contained][Severity: Major]
Nikkei: Microsoft 365 account taken over and used for phishing emails
[Credential abuse][Phishing][Data leak]Organizations 2
Disclosed 2025-11-04Updated 2025-11-04Tokyo[Contained][Severity: Major]
Nikkei: unauthorized access to its Slack
[Malware][Credential abuse][Data leak]Leaked 17.4KOrganizations 1
Disclosed 2023-06-15Updated 2023-06-22 08:05Tokyo[Resolved][Severity: Major]
Nikkei: a file with personal data of 3,763 webinar registrants was viewable on the internet for two weeks
[Misconfiguration]Organizations 1
Disclosed 2022-05-19Updated 2022-07-12 08:05Tokyo[Investigating][Severity: Major]
Nikkei: a server of its Singapore Asia headquarters was infected with ransomware and may have held personal data
[Ransomware][Intrusion][Data leak]Organizations 1
Disclosed 2021-03-17Updated 2021-03-19 08:00Tokyo[Resolved][Severity: Major]
Nikkei (Hong Kong): six mail accounts left on a default password were taken over, and mail from 1,644 customers was forwarded to outsiders
[Credential abuse][Data leak]Leaked 1.6KOrganizations 1
Disclosed 2020-05-12Updated 2020-05-13 08:00Tokyo[Resolved][Severity: Major]
Nikkei: malware from an email attachment leaked data of 12,514 staff and others
[Malware][Data leak]Leaked 12.5KOrganizations 1

		Incident				Methods	Impacts		Status
2026-10-16	2026-10-16	Nikkei: unauthorized access to the cloud service it uses for system development	[Critical]	1 Nikkei Inc.	Tokyo	[Credential abuse]	[Data leak]	1,830,000	[Investigating]
2026-10-04	2026-10-04	Nikkei: unauthorized logins to an employee's Google Workspace account	[Major]	1 Nikkei Inc.	Tokyo	[Credential abuse]	[Data leak]	1,646	[Contained]
2026-10-04	2026-10-04	Nikkei: Microsoft 365 account taken over and used for phishing emails	[Major]	2 Nikkei Inc., Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.	Tokyo	[Credential abuse][Phishing]	[Data leak]	Unknown	[Contained]
2025-11-04	2025-11-04	Nikkei: unauthorized access to its Slack	[Major]	1 Nikkei Inc.	Tokyo	[Malware][Credential abuse]	[Data leak]	17,368	[Contained]
2023-06-15	2023-06-22 08:05	Nikkei: a file with personal data of 3,763 webinar registrants was viewable on the internet for two weeks	[Major]	1 Nikkei Inc.	Tokyo	[Misconfiguration]		Unknown	[Resolved]
2022-05-19	2022-07-12 08:05	Nikkei: a server of its Singapore Asia headquarters was infected with ransomware and may have held personal data	[Major]	1 Nikkei Inc.	Tokyo	[Ransomware][Intrusion]	[Data leak]	Unknown	[Investigating]
2021-03-17	2021-03-19 08:00	Nikkei (Hong Kong): six mail accounts left on a default password were taken over, and mail from 1,644 customers was forwarded to outsiders	[Major]	1 Nikkei Inc.	Tokyo	[Credential abuse]	[Data leak]	1,644	[Resolved]
2020-05-12	2020-05-13 08:00	Nikkei: malware from an email attachment leaked data of 12,514 staff and others	[Major]	1 Nikkei Inc.	Tokyo	[Malware]	[Data leak]	12,514	[Resolved]