Tochigi suspends Gurutochi website following unauthorised access and tampering
Unauthorised access and tampering that redirected visitors to a fake website were confirmed on Tochigi Prefecture’s Gurutochi website. The website has been offline since 11 November, and the prefecture urged users to exercise caution.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Tochigi Prefecture
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Gurutochi website taken offline
- Cause / method
- Unauthorised access used to alter the website and redirect visitors to a fake website
- Location
- Japan
Timeline
- The Gurutochi website was taken offline.
- Tochigi Prefecture warned users about website tampering and redirects to a fake website.
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