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Fujitsu Confirms Hackers Stole Customer Data


Fujitsu has officially confirmed in a blog post that malware has been detected in its systems. Hackers could have stolen personal and customer information.

The confirmation was reportedly made late last week. The Japanese tech giant said a significant cybersecurity breach exposed systems and data, including sensitive client information. 

Fujitsu claims that after establishing the malware’s existence, it quickly separated the impacted business systems and took action, including surveilling additional company PCs. 

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Although the company claims to have not received any reports of customer data being misused, Fujitsu pointed out that the company has reported the event to the Personal Information Protection Commission and is currently creating individual notices for the affected consumers.

Fujitsu is reportedly the sixth-largest provider of IT services in the world. Its portfolio consists of software, hardware for telecommunications, cloud solutions, system integration, IT consulting services, and computing devices, including servers and storage systems.

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Fujitsu Data Breaches

The malware notification follows a hack into several Japanese government agencies’ offices in May 2021. Thanks to an exploit of Fujitsu’s ProjectWEB information-sharing technology, the hack gave rise to the unlawful access and subsequent theft of 76,000 email addresses and confidential information.

The stolen materials were among the sensitive data from government networks and perhaps air traffic control information from Narita International Airport.

Despite these Fujitsu data breaches, the company has proven to remain a global player in the tech industry, for better and for worse, most notably in the United Kingdom, wherein it reportedly became the epicenter of the “Post Office Scandal.”

More than 900 sub-postmasters were falsely convicted due to flaws in Fujitsu’s…

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Fujitsu Confirms It Was Hacked Via Malware, Says Probe Ongoing


Fujitsu Limited reported that the attack, which exposed employee and customer information, came from malware that impacted an unspecified number of the company’s work PCs.


Tokyo-based Fujitsu Limited Friday said it suffered a data breach, which resulted in files containing customer information that could have been accessed by unauthorized people.

Fujitsu, in the English translation of an online statement, wrote that it confirmed the presence of malware on several of its work computers, and after an internal investigation, found that “files containing personal information and customer information could be illegally taken out.”

“After confirming the presence of malware, we immediately disconnected the affected business computers and took measures such as strengthening monitoring of other business computers. Additionally, we are currently continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the malware’s intrusion and whether information has been leaked,” Fujitsu wrote.

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Fujitsu also said it has reported the breach to Japan’s Personal Information Protection Commission, and that it has yet to receive reports whether information about the company’s personnel or its customers has been misused.

Japan’s Personal Information Protection Commission, the chairman of which is appointed by Japan’s Prime Minister, provides security policies, mediation of complaints, and international cooperation.

So far, based on the statement, it appears that the impact of the breach is limited to Japan, but it could be more widespread.

CRN reached out to Fujitsu for more information, but had not received a response by press time.

Fujitsu is a global electronics and IT manufacturer with 124,000 employees and annual revenue of about $25 billion.

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Fujitsu hack raises questions, after firm confirms customer data breach • Graham Cluley


Fujitsu hack raises questions, after firm confirms customer data breachFujitsu hack raises questions, after firm confirms customer data breach

Fujitsu has warned that cybercriminals may have stolen files with personal and customer data after it discovering malware on its computer systems.

The firm at the center of the British Post Office scandal, said in a Japanese press release that it had discovered the presence of malware on its computers, the potential theft of customer data, and apologised for any concern or inconvenience caused.

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Announcement published on Fujitu’s Japanese website.

The press release (a Google-translated version can be read here), is somewhat scant on detail.

For instance:

  • Fujitsu doesn’t disclose the malware found, the number of affected computers, or the internal systems or databases accessed.
  • Fujitsu doesn’t specify the type of malware found – a remote access backdoor? ransomware? something else?
  • Fujitsu doesn’t share details about the stolen information, calling it “personal information and customer information.” For instance, does it include contact details, passwords, or payment information?
  • Fujitsu announced on Friday 15 March that it suffered a cyber attack, but didn’t specify when it was discovered or how long the hackers had access to its systems and data.

Fujitsu says it has reported the incident to regulators and will contact affected individuals and customers.

The company also says that it has not seen any reports of the potentially stolen information being misused. Statements like these are meant to reassure affected parties, but they don’t make you feel much more comfortable in reality.

An absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. How could a company ever confidently and honestly claim it has incontrovertible proof that exfiltrated data has not been exploited by malicious hackers and online fraudsters?

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In the past, there have been many incidents where data stolen in a hack has not immediately shown up, before appearing on the dark web months or even years later.


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