Japan’s fire agency suspends safety information system after unauthorised access
Unauthorised access by a third party was confirmed in the Japanese Fire and Disaster Management Agency’s system for collecting and providing information on people’s safety during disasters and armed attacks. After receiving a report from its maintenance contractor, FUJISOFT, the agency suspended the service and blocked external access to investigate the extent of the impact. No personal information leak had been confirmed at the time of the announcement, and FUJISOFT is investigating.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Fire and Disaster Management Agency
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Suspension of the safety information system service
- Cause / method
- Unauthorised third-party access to the safety information system
- Location
- Japan
Timeline
- Unauthorised access to the safety information system and the suspension of its service became known; no personal information leak had been confirmed.
- It became known that the service had been suspended and external access blocked following a report from FUJISOFT.
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