Following the disclosure of a PHP vulnerability, multiple companies in Kyushu suspended their websites and some services. Operations at banks, airports and railways have been affected.
Websites and related services at a number of companies, including those in Kyushu, were suspended one after another from the night of the 21st after a serious cybersecurity weakness was found in the programming language PHP.
Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings, which owns The Nishi-Nippon City Bank, suspended its website and some web services as a security measure. Loan applications and branch-visit reservations are unavailable.
Fukuoka Financial Group, which owns Fukuoka Chuo Bank, also suspended its website. Online banking for individuals and companies remains available, and the timing of restoration has not been determined. Other regional banks have also suspended functions including branch-visit reservations.
Fukuoka International Airport, which operates Fukuoka Airport, Nishi-Nippon Railroad, JR Kyushu and the Kyushu Electric Power Group have also suspended systems or carried out maintenance. Route information, reservation apps and flight-operation information have temporarily become difficult to access.