Nikkei vitnesed incidents of unauthorized access to some email accounts used by Nikkei China (Hong Kong), an overseas group company.
The access raised concerns regarding the leak of personal information, including the names of customers.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/nikkeis-hong-kong-affiliate-hit-by-unauthorized-access/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/nikkei
"id": "nik2344291222",
"linkid": "nikkei",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "03/2021",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'location': 'Hong Kong',
'name': 'Nikkei China (Hong Kong)',
'type': 'Overseas Group Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Email Account Compromise',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
'Customer Names']},
'description': 'Nikkei witnessed incidents of unauthorized access to some '
'email accounts used by Nikkei China (Hong Kong), an overseas '
'group company. The access raised concerns regarding the leak '
'of personal information, including the names of customers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal Information', 'Customer Names']},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Accounts'},
'title': 'Unauthorized Access to Nikkei China (Hong Kong) Email Accounts',
'type': 'Unauthorized Access'}