NEC receives major cyberattacks, defense data theft suspected english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 01:19 | All, JapanNEC Corp. received major cyberattacks possibly involving Chinese hackers over several years through 2018, with some 28,000 data files including those related to business with the Defense Ministry likely stolen, sources close to the matter have said.
Personal computers and servers at the headquarters and other offices of the Japanese electronics company were targeted, government and other sources said.
(NEC headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward in March 2015)At NEC, part of the log files that keep records of access to servers and systems were deleted, the sources said.
The Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency, which works for the Defense Ministry, said information that the ministry needs to protect has not been stolen.
The cyberattacks at NEC first came to light in 2018 when the company was informed of the situation by an outside source.