Hackers Steal Over 1 Million Japanese Citizens’ Data in Targeted Attack

The Japanese public pension system has confirmed that approximately 1.25 million personal records were compromised by hackers in a recent targeted attack. The compromise, like the majority of data breaches, originated with an email to an employee with access to the data; the email led to malware being installed on the user's computer, which enabled attackers to access and exfiltrate the data.

Email containing either attachments or weblinks to malware are the most common cause of data breaches. A combination of user training and technical controls is the best defense. Anchor can help you assess your susceptibility to this type of attack and advise you on how to bolster your defenses.

http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18439&

http://www.scmagazine.com/japan-pension-funds-experiences-second-incident-in-less-than-eight-years/article/417985/

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