IDC Frontier security incident history
Hacking, data breaches and other security incidents involving IDC Frontier, with related coverage.
Incidents: 1 · Most recent
Ransomware attack on IDC Frontier affects 495 customers
Impact: 495 corporate and local authority customers affected, with registration information for up to 71 customers viewed without authorisation
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.
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