Murata Says Unauthorized Access Exposed Personal and Business Data
Summary
Murata says unauthorized access to its IT environment exposed data that may involve about 73,000 employee-related and 15,000 stakeholder records. Operations continue normally; the company says it has blocked suspicious access and strengthened controls.
Key points
- Murata disclosed further details about previously reported unauthorized access to its IT environment.
- About 73,000 employee, former employee and associate records, and about 15,000 customer, supplier and other stakeholder records, may have been compromised.
- Potentially affected data includes contact, HR, financial and health-related information; specific items vary by individual.
- Murata says systems, production and sales continue to operate normally and it has detected no further damage, public disclosure of stolen data online or secondary misuse.
- The company says it blocked suspicious access and strengthened network and cloud access controls, authentication and monitoring.
- Murata is working with authorities and external cybersecurity experts and plans further security enhancements.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Incident Type
- Unauthorized access to the company's IT environment and improper access to data
- Data Types Exposed
- Contact information
- Human resources data
- Financial data
- Health-related data
- Other personal and business information
- Affected Records
- Approximately 73,000 records related to employees, former employees, and their associates, and about 15,000 records involving customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders may have been compromised.
- Operational Impact
- The company reported that systems, production, and sales continued to operate normally.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- Unknown
- Claim Status
- confirmed