TOKYO, Mar 16 (Pulse News Wire) – Nisso Group CO.,LTD. (3440.T) disclosed today that its subsidiary, Nitai Industry Co., Ltd., experienced unauthorized access to its online shopping site “N Trading” on February 09, 2026.
As a result, personal data of approximately 3,887 customers who had registered on the site could potentially have been accessed. The breach was initially detected on January 08, 2026, when abnormal files were found on the hosting server used by Nitai Industry. An investigation confirmed that some existing files had been tampered with and unauthorized files installed, allowing intruders to view personal information stored within the server for a certain period. Affected customer data included names, companies, addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, email addresses, gender, occupation attributes, and birthdates.
Credit card and payment information were not compromised as they were managed externally. In response, Nissy Group closed the affected website, removed the malicious files, restored altered files, blocked intrusion routes, analyzed server logs, established a task force, reported the incident to local police, and complied with privacy protection guidelines. , the company notified potentially affected individuals via email. Looking ahead, Nissy Group plans to reopen the site only after ensuring robust security measures are in place.
The company expects the impact on its financial status and operating results to be minor but will promptly disclose any significant effects on performance.
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