Kobe Steel, Pasco hit in latest cyberattack cases: Defense Ministry

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Kobe Steel, Pasco hit in latest cyberattack cases: Defense Ministry
February 6, 2020
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/...atest-cyberattack-cases-defense-ministry.html

TOKYO - Kobe Steel Ltd. and satellite data provider Pasco Corp. have come under cyberattacks, the latest in a series of confirmed cases of attacks on Japanese defense-related companies, the Defense Ministry said Thursday.

Kobe Steel and Pasco found some of their intracompany network terminals were infected with a computer virus, likely from unauthorized outside access in August 2016 and May 2018, respectively, according to the ministry.
Kobe Steel said a total of 250 files -- including information on the ministry, as well as personal data -- might have been leaked. The company has taken measures to beef up cybersecurity.

Kobe Steel has been a supplier of submarine parts for the Self-Defense Forces, while Pasco has provided the SDF with satellite data.
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The news of the hacking came after Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and NEC Corp., key players in Japan's defense and infrastructure industries, acknowledged last month that they have come under major cyberattacks in the past few years. No highly classified defense secrets are believed to have been leaked.
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