Japanese media giant Kadokawa confirmed that some of its data was leaked in the ransomware attack last month.
In a statement on Saturday, Kadokawa said that the leaked data included business partner information, including contracts and other documents, as well as internal company data such as personal information on all employees of its subsidiary Dwango, which runs the popular Japanese video-sharing site Niconico.
Kadokawa runs various businesses in the film, publishing and gaming industries.
It operates a Japanese e-book store called BookWalker, which sells manga, novels and magazines from various publishers.
It holds a majority stake in FromSoftware, the developer of the video popular game Elden Ring.
Last week, the BlackSuit ransomware gang published a small sample of the stolen data and threatened to publish the rest if the company didn't pay a ransom.
BlackSuit is said to have gained access to 1.5 TB of the company's data.
CyberAttack ????. #Japan: KADOKAWA Corporation, a Japanese media conglomerate, has been listed as a victim by the Black Suit ransomware group.
Contracts;- DocuSigned papers;- Various legal papers;- pic.
Kadakowa detected a cyberattack on its services in early June.
According to the investigation, the hackers targeted servers located in the data center.
Kadokawa said that the incident impacted most of the company's and its subsidiary's operations since they were hosted in the same data center.
BlackSuit is a rebrand of the Royal ransomware group, whose operators are believed to be from the now-defunct Conti cybercrime gang.
BlackSuit is also believed to be behind the cyberattack on CDK Global, a major software provider for the automotive industry.
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This Cyber News was published on therecord.media. Publication date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 19:30:22 +0000