Casio Reports Data Breach Affecting 8,500 Individuals
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💻🔒 Casio confirms data breach affecting 8,500 individuals due to ransomware attack. The Japanese electronics manufacturer revealed that a ransomware incident on October 5 exposed personal data of approximately 8,500 people, primarily employees and business partners, with a small number of customer details also compromised. The attack, claimed by the Underground ransomware gang, involved phishing tactics that led to an IT systems outage. Exposed data includes names, contact information, and sensitive internal documents, but Casio clarified that no customer credit card information was affected. The company has not engaged with the attackers and is notifying impacted individuals as investigations conclude. Most services have resumed normal operations, although some remain affected.
