Suntory Holdings disclosed unauthorized access to an external cloud service. The names and email addresses of group employees and the names and telephone numbers of new graduate applicants were compromised, totaling approximately 106,000 records.
Suntory Holdings announced that a third party had accessed an external cloud service used by the Suntory Group on 28 October. An investigation confirmed that approximately 106,000 personal information records had been subject to the breach.
The compromised information consisted of the names and email addresses of approximately 90,000 Suntory Group employees, and the names and telephone numbers of approximately 7,173 new graduate applicants, bringing the total number of compromised records to this figure. Credit card and other payment information was not included.
No misuse of the compromised information has been confirmed at this time. Suntory Holdings said it would contact the affected individuals separately and take measures to prevent recurrence. Further investigation results and the disclosure of recurrence-prevention measures are expected.
This report was published by Kansai News KANSAI, with the Asahi Shimbun-affiliated news site serving as the source for corroboration.