Nikkei discloses breach affecting more than 1.8 million records

Attackers used stolen credentials to enter a cloud service used for system development, according to Security Affairs. The compromised information includes names, postal addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth, according to SecurityWeek. Security Affairs identifies Nikkei as the Japanese media company behind financial news publications including the Financial Times.

Covered by 2 publishers within 7 hours of the first report.

• SecurityWeek: Hackers Steal 1.8 Million Records From Nikkei

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SW SecurityWeek Hackers Steal 1.8 Million Records From Nikkei · Ionut Arghire 6:35 AM

SAF Security Affairs Nikkei data breach affected over 1.8 million records · Pierluigi Paganini 2:00 PM

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