Kawasaki discloses security breach, potential data leak

silversurfer

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Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced a security breach and potential data leak after unauthorized access to a Japanese company server from multiple overseas offices.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries is a Japanese multinational corporation with over 35,000 employees], active in the heavy equipment, rolling stock, automotive, aerospace, and defense industries.

"As a result of a thorough investigation, the company has discovered that some information from overseas offices may have been leaked to external parties," Kawasaki said in a statement [PDF] published on Monday. "At this time, the company has found no evidence of leaking information to the external network."

The company also said that it took measures to monitor and restrict access to its Japanese servers from other company sites after discovering the security breach.
 

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@show-Zi , have you heard or seen anything about this in your news flow?
I learned of this incident from a newspaper article a few days ago. There is no more news. Many companies are having consecutive holidays in Japan now, so it may take time to check the specific damage.
Like Mitsubishi, Kawasaki has a department related to defense. I don't think it's wrong to assume that information was targeted.
 

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