240,000 Hit by Data Breach at Japan’s Digital Agency
Hackers exploited a vulnerability in a VPN product to steal the personal information of roughly 240,000 people. The post 240,000 Hit by Data Breach at Japan’s Digital Agency appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Japan’s Digital Agency has disclosed a data breach affecting the personal information of approximately 240,000 individuals.
The incident, it says, was discovered in late June, after the hackers accessed files from its Government Solution Service (GSS) using a maintenance and operations employee’s account.
In July, the investigation determined that a vulnerability in a VPN product had been exploited to access the system.
Source: https://www.securityweek.com/240000-hit-by-data-breach-at-japans-digital-agency/
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