Cybersecurity
Daiichi Kosho discloses 8.7 million-record incident
Daiichi Kosho said malware on a Nippon Columbia Group computer exposed records for 93,000 employees and 8,631,000 customers, and warned that several karaoke and dining brands may be affected.
- Daiichi Kosho said a malware incident at its contractor, Nippon Columbia Group, affected 93,000 employee records and 8,631,000 customer records.
- Nippon Columbia Group told Daiichi Kosho on 5 October that it had found malware on an employee’s computer and isolated the system on 6 October.
- Daiichi Kosho said it had not confirmed any theft or leakage of data, and said its own systems were not breached.
- The exposed data included names, genders, dates of birth, email addresses and telephone numbers, but not passwords, and there was no evidence of misuse of loyalty points.
Daiichi Kosho said a malware infection at its contractor, Nippon Columbia Group, had exposed records linked to 93,000 employees and 8,631,000 customers. It said the matter could affect users of BIG ECHO, MEGA BIG, Karaoke CLUB DAM, Banana Club, B-GARAGE and DK Dining.
According to Daiichi Kosho, Nippon Columbia Group told it on 5 October that malware had been found on an employee’s computer. The system was isolated the next day.
The company said the data set included names, sex, dates of birth, email addresses and telephone numbers. It said passwords were not part of the exposure and there was no sign that loyalty points had been used without authorisation.
Daiichi Kosho said it had not confirmed theft or leakage and that its own systems had not been compromised. It said Nippon Columbia Group had reset passwords and other credentials and was still investigating how the incident happened and whether anything had been posted online.
The company also advised customers to be wary of unexpected emails, texts or calls asking for payments or personal or financial details. It said an update on Friday did not add any further information about a possible leak.
Named in this story
Companies
- Daiichi Kosho
- disclosed the incident and said its own systems were not breached
- Nippon Columbia Group (NCG)
- handled customer personal information and found malware on an employee’s computer
Products and systems
- BIG ECHO
- was one of the brands whose customers may be affected
- MEGA BIG
- was one of the brands whose customers may be affected
- Karaoke CLUB DAM
- was one of the brands whose customers may be affected
- Banana Club
- was one of the brands whose customers may be affected
- B-GARAGE
- was one of the brands whose customers may be affected
- DK Dining
- was one of the brands whose customers may be affected
How the source tells it
The article was largely neutral and factual, with a brief cautionary advisory but no distinct emotive framing.
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