Kadokawa and Niconico hit by ransomware attack
Kadokawa and Niconico were hit by a ransomware attack in June 2024. The BlackSuit group claimed responsibility for the attack on Kadokawa, followed by threats to release the stolen information.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Kadokawa
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- Japan
Timeline
- The BlackSuit ransomware group claimed responsibility for the attack on Kadokawa.
- Threats to release information in connection with the Kadokawa hack were reported.
- The June ransomware breach of Kadokawa and Niconico and system vulnerability issues were examined.
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