Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line)

In March 2021, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), a Japan-based global shipping and logistics company, fell victim to a malware-based cyber attack targeting its overseas subsidiary systems. The intrusion resulted in unauthorized access and the infection of the local IT environment, forcing the company to temporarily shut down its enterprise systems and external connections. The attack caused significant system disruptions, crippling critical operations for an extended period.Recovery efforts spanned over a month, with full restoration of services only announced on April 21, 2021. The prolonged outage likely impacted supply chain operations, communication with partners, and internal workflows, leading to financial losses, reputational damage, and operational delays. While the exact data compromise (if any) was not publicly detailed, the shutdown of enterprise systems and external connections suggests a severe disruption to core business functions, aligning with high-severity cyber incidents in maritime and logistics sectors.

Source: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/japan-s-k-line-apologizes-for-second-cyberattack-in-months

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/kawasaki-kaisen-kashi-ltd-k-line-

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"linkid": "kawasaki-kaisen-kashi-ltd-k-line-",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "3/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Shipping/Logistics',
                        'location': 'Japan (with overseas subsidiaries '
                                    'affected)',
                        'name': 'Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line)',
                        'type': 'Corporation'}],
 'date_detected': '2021-03',
 'date_resolved': '2021-04-21',
 'description': 'In March 2021, Japan-based Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) '
                'experienced a cyberattack involving malware. Unauthorized '
                'access was gained to the overseas subsidiary systems, and '
                'malware was introduced into the local IT environment. The '
                "attack led to a temporary shutdown of the company's "
                'enterprise systems and external connections, causing system '
                'disruptions. Recovery was completed by April 21, 2021.',
 'impact': {'downtime': '~1 month (March 2021 to April 21, 2021)',
            'operational_impact': 'temporary shutdown and system disruptions',
            'systems_affected': ['enterprise systems', 'external connections']},
 'response': {'recovery_measures': 'System recovery completed by April 21, '
                                   '2021'},
 'title': 'Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) Malware Attack (2021)',
 'type': 'Malware Attack'}