Kubota Says Unauthorized Actors Accessed Its Network for More Than a Month
Summary
Kubota says unauthorized actors accessed parts of its network from March 16 to April 20, reaching files that may contain personal information about employees and dependents. It is notifying affected individuals and offering Kroll identity protection.
Key points
- Kubota North America says unauthorized actors accessed parts of its network between March 16 and April 20.
- The company determined that files containing personal information about employees and dependents were accessed; the information may have been exposed.
- Potentially affected data varies by person and may include Social Security numbers, dates of birth, government IDs, bank details, payment card data, and benefits information.
- Kubota began sending personalized notifications on June 30 and is offering affected individuals Kroll identity protection.
- Kubota advises recipients to monitor bank accounts and healthcare statements and report suspicious activity.
- The company says it implemented additional security measures; it did not report operational disruption, and no ransomware or extortion group had claimed responsibility at publication time.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Kubota North America Corporation
- Incident Type
- Unauthorized access to network systems and files containing personal information
- Data Types Exposed
- Full names
- Social Security numbers
- Dates of birth
- Taxpayer IDs
- Driver’s license or other government ID numbers
- Direct deposit bank account information
- Corporate payment card information
- Benefits enrollment information
- Limited claims data
- Affected Records
- Unknown
- Affected Data Size
- Unknown
- Operational Impact
- Kubota did not report operational or business disruptions.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- No data extortion groups or ransomware gangs had claimed responsibility at publication time. No ransom demand was reported.
- Claim Status
- confirmed