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JP: Consulting firm hit with ransomware; 350 households have info possibly leaked

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Dissent
Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting reports that an unnamed consulting firm in Tokyo contracted by Asahikawa City as part of rebuilding a housing complex was compromised by ransomware, resulting in the compromise of personal information for about 350 households.
Read about it on fnn.jp (Japanese).
h/t, @Chum1ng0

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