One of the largest watch manufacturers, Casio, announced that as a result of a cyberattack in the fall of 2024, internal documents containing personal information about employees, business partners, and customers were leaked to the company’s servers.
One of the largest watch manufacturers, Casio, announced that as a result of a cyberattack in the fall of 2024, internal documents containing personal information about employees, business partners, and customers were leaked to the company’s servers.
«Casio is conducting a forensic investigation to determine the cause of this unauthorized access and confirm the extent of the damage caused,» the company’s official website states .
The company recalls that on October 5, 2024, Casio’s servers were illegally accessed from abroad, and several systems became unusable due to this cyberattack using malicious software.
«The reason for the incident was that, despite Casio’s efforts to strengthen system security in response to the increase in cyberattacks, there were some shortcomings in the company’s measures against phishing emails and its global network security system, including its overseas offices,» Casio explained.
The day before, dev.ua wrote that at the beginning of the year, cybersecurity researchers discovered dozens of attacks related to malicious updates for VPN and AI extensions for the Google Chrome browser.
On New Year’s Eve, it was reported that some of the largest US telecommunications companies were attacked by hackers working for the Chinese government.
