System Outages, Cloud Outages and Cyberattacks
First written in FY2023. 3 of 5 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-06-22.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 17 of 84 companies on the "Worse" side.
- 2026-06-22RestatedManagement plan
「We are also strengthening vulnerability management for dependent libraries and developing security guidelines for AI use to address new threats, including supply-chain attacks through open-source software and external SaaS used by the company, sophisticated phishing attacks exploiting generative AI, and unauthorized access to APIs.」
The company reaffirmed the threats posed by supply-chain attacks, generative-AI-enabled phishing and unauthorized API access, together with its responses through vulnerability management and guidelines for AI use. - FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「As a response to new threats, including supply-chain attacks through open-source software and external SaaS used by the company, sophisticated phishing attacks exploiting generative AI and unauthorized access to APIs」
Adds supply-chain attacks, generative-AI-enabled phishing and unauthorized API access as new threats in addition to existing system and cyberattack risks. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「We take appropriate measures against these risks through security measures against unauthorized intrusion from outside and inside, 24-hour system monitoring, redundant system configurations and insurance coverage.」
Reconfirms responses including 24-hour monitoring, redundancy and insurance against cyberattacks and system failures. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「Our services store various data on cloud services such as “Amazon Web Services” and “Google Cloud Platform.” However, major earthquakes, fires, other natural disasters, equipment failures or operational errors could cause external cloud-service failures, seriously impairing service provision or stored information and undermining confidence in our services, which could affect our business and results.」
Continues to identify system and data-center failure risks arising from cloud services, natural disasters, equipment failures and operational errors. - FY2023First statedAnnual report
「Natural disasters, accidents, unauthorized intrusion into computers from outside, computer viruses, cyberattacks and other events may cause communications networks to be disconnected or applications to malfunction.」
States that service interruptions and loss of trust may result from communications failures, unauthorized intrusion, viruses, cyberattacks and cloud-service failures.