2022 Morinaga — 1.6M Japanese candy customers
Data compromised
Customer names, addresses, purchase data
Technical writeup
Morinaga & Company, the Japanese confectionery giant, suffered a ransomware attack in 2022 affecting 1.65 million customer records. The breach exposed customer data from Morinaga's loyalty and e-commerce systems. Morinaga produces popular Japanese candies and snacks.
Root cause
Ransomware; hacking