Malware infection at Fujitsu leads to theft of personal and customer business data
In March 2024, Fujitsu discovered a malware infection and security breach in its internal systems. Its investigation confirmed the theft of personal data and customer business information. The detection-evading malware spread from the initial point of infection to 49 computers on its internal network in Japan.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Fujitsu
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Theft of personal data and customer business information, with malware spreading to 49 computers on the internal network in Japan
- Cause / method
- Infection by detection-evading malware and its spread across the internal network
- Location
- Japan
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Timeline
- Fujitsu discovered malware in its internal systems and investigated the possibility of a data leak.
- Fujitsu confirmed a data leak resulting from a malware infection of its IT systems.
- The investigation confirmed the theft of personal data and customer business information, and it was reported that the malware had spread to 49 computers on the internal network in Japan.
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