Ransomware attack on IDC Frontier affects 495 customers
A ransomware attack on the cloud service of IDC Frontier, a subsidiary of Japan's SoftBank, affected 495 corporate and local authority customers and encrypted some virtual servers. There was no evidence that data from customers' virtual servers had been exfiltrated, but unauthorised viewing of registration information for up to 71 customers was confirmed. SoftBank's president apologised, and the group expanded its security checks to cover open-source software within the group.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- IDC Frontier
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- 495 corporate and local authority customers affected, with registration information for up to 71 customers viewed without authorisation
- Cause / method
- A ransomware attack linked to open-source software that had been excluded from security assessments
- Location
- Japan
Timeline
- It emerged that a ransomware attack on IDC Frontier had affected 495 corporate and local authority customers.
- IDC Frontier stated that there had been no data leak and explained that data for 194 customers could be recovered.
- There was no evidence of data exfiltration from customers' virtual servers, but unauthorised viewing of registration information for up to 71 customers was confirmed.
- SoftBank President Miyakawa apologised for the unauthorised access at the subsidiary and the delayed response.
- It emerged that SoftBank had expanded the scope of its security checks to include open-source software within the group.
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