Over 8.7 million karaoke fans at risk after major data breach — Japanese giant Nippon Columbia says malware infection was to blame for exposing records
- Malware infection at a third-party contractor may have exposed data of 8.7 million customers and employees
- Exposed records included personal details, though no payment data or confirmed misuse was reported
- Incident highlights supply-chain risks, with Daiichi Kosho investigating and reviewing contractor security
Even the entertainment industry is not safe from data-stealing cybercriminals - Daiichi Kosho, one of the biggest entertainment system makers in Japan, has disclosed a malware infection in its supply chain that may have resulted in the compromise of 8.7 million of both customer and employee information.
“Daiichi Kosho has received a report from Nippon Columbia Group (NCG), to which the Company outsources the handling of personal information, that a device used by an NCG employee was infected with malware and that the company’s customer information may have been leaked,” a machine-translated data breach notification letter reads.
“At this time, we have not confirmed that personal information was...
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