Security News > 2021 > May > Japanese Ministries Confirm Impact from Fujitsu Data Breach
Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism this week confirmed impact from a data breach at service provider Fujitsu Limited.
Earlier this week, the Japanese multinational provider of IT services and products confirmed it suffered a cyberattack resulting in unauthorized access to ProjectWEB, a tool that allows organizations to share data within and outside their environments.
On Wednesday, Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it was impacted by the incident, saying that study material was stolen, and that some personally identifiable information might have been affected as well.
The ministry notes that the affected individuals were informed of the data leak and that the study information doesn't impact its systems or operations.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said that approximately 76,000 email addresses of individuals both within and outside the ministry were likely compromised in the incident.
"No unauthorized access has been confirmed to the ministry's system," the ministry said, adding that it experienced no interruptions as result of the data leak.
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