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Most of the affected companies belong to the pharmaceutical, energy and automotive industries. 38 companies of various profiles have faced unauthorized access to their servers in recent months, leading to data breaches, including employee passwords needed to work remotely. This was announced on Tuesday by the Nikkei business newspaper . According to the publication, hackers in August put up for sale information about the VPN of 900 global companies. At the same time, 38 companies suffered from Russian-speaking hackers who gained access to a VPN through which they could get to the main systems of the companies.
Among these companies are Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd, Sumitomo Forestry, Zensho Co., Ltd. , Onkyo, pharmaceutical company Zenyaku Kogyo Co., Ltd., from the energy industry IWATANI CORPORATION, equipment manufacturer DAIHEN Corporation.
Earlier, the Head of the Ministry of Cybersecurity of Japan, Yoshitaka Sakurada, during a debate in the lower house of parliament, admitted that he did not know how to use a personal computer. In response to questions from opposition deputies, the minister said that he had no need for devices, and if you need to use a computer, his secretaries and employees are engaged in this.
Among these companies are Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd, Sumitomo Forestry, Zensho Co., Ltd. , Onkyo, pharmaceutical company Zenyaku Kogyo Co., Ltd., from the energy industry IWATANI CORPORATION, equipment manufacturer DAIHEN Corporation.
Earlier, the Head of the Ministry of Cybersecurity of Japan, Yoshitaka Sakurada, during a debate in the lower house of parliament, admitted that he did not know how to use a personal computer. In response to questions from opposition deputies, the minister said that he had no need for devices, and if you need to use a computer, his secretaries and employees are engaged in this.
