NIPPON KAYAKU CO.,LTD. confirmed unauthorized access and system disruptions at its consolidated subsidiaries in the Czech Republic and Malaysia. It is investigating whether personal or business-partner information was leaked and continuing recovery work.
At Czech subsidiary Kayaku Safety Systems Europe a.s., an anomaly in the information systems was detected on 26 October, and it was subsequently determined that unauthorized access by a third party had reached some servers from that day onward. Affected devices were disconnected from the network, and recovery work is proceeding with support from external specialists.
Following the announcement in the Czech Republic, the company continued identifying the scope and cause of the unauthorized access and announced on 4 November that it was continuing measures toward full recovery.
At consolidated Malaysia subsidiary Kayaku Safety Systems Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., it was also announced that a system disruption caused by unauthorized access occurred on 2 November. Network isolation, investigation and recovery are proceeding in the same manner.
The company is continuing to investigate whether personal or business-partner information was leaked, while also examining the impact on the group's financial performance. No specific number or scope of leaked records has been disclosed at this time.