Fujitsu, Renowned Tech Company, Admits to Hacking Incident and Issues Data Breach Alert

Multinational technology giant Fujitsu confirmed a cyberattack in a statement Friday, and warned that hackers may have stolen personal data and customer information. Fujitsu also did not say what kind of personal information may have been stolen, or who the personal information pertains to — such as its employees, corporate customers, or citizens whose governments use the company’s technologies. Headquartered in Japan, Fujitsu has about 124,000 employees and serves government and private sector customers globally. Fujitsu said it reported the incident to Japan’s data protection authority, Personal Information Protection Commission, “in anticipation” that personal information may have been stolen. The company has not said whether it has filed required data breach notices with any other government or authority, including in the United States.

Fujitsu Confirms Cyberattack and Potential Data Breach

Multinational Technology Giant Fujitsu Confirms Cyberattack and Warns of Potential Data Breach

In a statement released on Friday, Fujitsu, a global technology conglomerate, has confirmed that they were hit with a cyberattack and warned that personal data and customer information may have been stolen.

“We confirmed the presence of malware on multiple work computers at our company, and as a result of an internal investigation, we discovered that files containing personal information and customer information could be illegally taken out,” said Fujitsu in a statement on their website.

Fujitsu, headquartered in Japan, has approximately 124,000 employees and serves government and private sector customers all over the world. The company has not revealed the type of malware used in the cyberattack or the nature of the attack.

The tech giant has also not disclosed the specific personal information that may have been compromised or who this information pertains to, such as their employees, corporate customers, or citizens whose governments use their technologies.

Recently, Fujitsu has faced backlash for their involvement in the wrongful convictions of hundreds of U.K. Post Office workers. The workers were accused of false accounting and thefts, which were later found to be caused by bugs in the Horizon computer software developed by Fujitsu.

Fujitsu representatives have yet to respond to requests for comment from TechCrunch regarding the cyberattack.

The company has reported the incident to Japan’s data protection authority, the Personal Information Protection Commission, out of precaution for the potential theft of personal information.

Fujitsu has not disclosed if they have notified any other government or authority, including those in the United States, of the data breach as required by law.