Nichirei announced on the 18th that a cyberattack it suffered in July resulted in the leak of 53,866 pieces of personal information, including data on customers, executives and employees of business partners, and group employees. The findings came from an investigation conducted in cooperation with outside experts, and the company said no secondary harm such as fraudulent use has been confirmed at this point. The breakdown includes 3,308 records for customers to whom the group provided delivery services, with names, addresses, and phone numbers leaked. In addition, leaks were confirmed for 6,849 records of executives and employees of business partners, and 43,709 records of Nichirei Group employees, their family members, and job applicants. None of the leaked data included credit card information. The company said, "We deeply apologize to all those involved for the enormous inconvenience and concern we have caused."
Nichirei CorporationNichirei disclosed a July cyberattack leaked 53,866 personal records, exposing it to legal/regulatory fallout and reputational harm.
