NEC Defense Contracts Info Potentially Compromised in Breach

guest · Jan 31, 2020

NEC Defense Contracts Info Potentially Compromised in Breach
January 30, 2020
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...racts-info-potentially-compromised-in-breach/

The Japanese NEC electronics giant was the target of a cyberattack that resulted in unauthorized access to its internal network on Thursday according to information leaked to Japanese newspapers by sources close to the matter.

While NEC hasn't yet released any official statements regarding this incident, roughly 28,000 files were found by the company on one of the compromised servers according to reports, some of them containing defense equipment info such as submarine sensors.
NEC said that it has routinely discovered attempts to gain unauthorized access to its internal network, but also explained that there is no evidence that info has been leaked or has been damaged so far.

NEC's Public Relations Office also told the NHK, the Asahi Shimbun, and Kyodo News that an information leak is possible given the lack of evidence.

"We have not confirmed any damage such as information leaks so far. However, it cannot be said that it has not leaked," NEC said.
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guest · Jan 31, 2020

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NEC Defense Contracts Info Potentially Compromised in Breach
January 30, 2020
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Update January 30, 19:20 EST: NEC confirmed the security breach of its defense business division in a press release issued today, "27,445 files were found to have been accessed illegally" in July 2018 (h/t piyokango):

NEC has confirmed that some of the internal servers used by the Company's defense business unit have been subject to unauthorized access by third parties.
The NEC Group has implemented measures such as the introduction of an unknown malware detection system, but was unable to detect the initial penetration of attacks launched after December 2016 and the early spread of internal infections. [...]
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ZDNet: Japanese company NEC confirms 2016 security breach

NEC needed seven months to discover the hack, did not disclose it publicly.
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