Follow Techcrunch, at the time of the data breach first confirmed by the company on November 26, Panasonic could not tell if hackers had access to any sensitive information.
However, in an update published on January 7, Panasonic said that some personal information related to candidates applying for jobs or participating in internships at some parts of the company was accessed. in the incident, and the company has notified those affected.
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The company also confirmed the data breach occurred on June 22 and ended on November 3, before being discovered on November 11. last year. According to the company, anonymous hackers obtained files containing unidentified “business-related information” provided by business partners, as well as information about business partner personnel. Even so, Panasonic spokeswoman Dannea DeLisser declined to say how many people were affected and what the nature of the information accessed.
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The report added that the company’s internal investigation, conducted with the help of an external security consultant, confirmed that a third party illegally accessed the file server in the US. Japan through the server of an overseas subsidiary. Panasonic said that after detecting unauthorized access, it “immediately implemented additional security measures”, including strengthening access control from overseas locations, resetting passwords associated with and strengthen server access monitoring. At the same time, the company is strengthening its security measures to prevent a repeat attack.
The November 2021 data breach that hit Panasonic comes just months after its Indian subsidiary fell victim to a ransomware attack that allowed hackers to leak 4GB of data. , including financial information and email addresses.
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