On March 15th, Japanese IT provider Fujitsu issued a cybersecurity announcement confirming the discovery of malicious software on multiple computers, raising concerns of potential data breaches involving customer information.
Regarding the incident response, the company stated that upon identifying the presence of malicious programs on affected computers, they promptly severed the connections between these machines and the internal network. They also enhanced monitoring measures for other computers. Fujitsu is currently conducting an investigation into the malware intrusion to determine if any data has been leaked. Thus far, there have been no indications of personal information being misused. However, the company has not provided details regarding the extent of the impact or whether other businesses and consumers have been affected.