Askul had announced on November 11th that it had confirmed data breaches due to a ransomware attack (5th report), and has now announced that the number of data breaches has further increased.
As of November 11, newly confirmed facts include some information regarding customer inquiries for business-to-business e-commerce ("ASKUL" and "Soloel Arena"), some information regarding customer inquiries for consumer e-commerce ("LOHACO"), and some information regarding product suppliers that was registered in the company's product-related systems.
No damage resulting from the misuse of this leaked information has been confirmed to date.
At this time, there is a possibility that other information may have been leaked in addition to the information already provided. We are continuing to conduct a detailed investigation in cooperation with external organizations and are strengthening our monitoring system to prevent further information leaks.
The company states that it will gradually resume its services after strengthening security measures and confirming their safety.
Askul reports second ransomware attack, primarily affecting logistics systems and 3PL operations.
