Japan on Cyberattack Alert as Ransomware Wave Hits Major Brands and Exposes Millions of Records
Ransomware at SoftBank’s IDC Frontier disrupted IDCF Cloud for 495 organizations in Japan.
On 7 October 2026, SoftBank subsidiary IDC Frontier suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted its IDCF Cloud service for 495 corporate and local-government customers. Japanese authorities issued urgent warnings as separate breaches were reported to place millions of customer records at risk. Experts estimated stolen Japanese driver’s licence images could be offered on dark-web markets for about ¥25. The report warns of identity fraud, impersonation, and phishing using the exposed data.
- IDC Frontier ransomware outage affected 495 corporate and government customers.
- Separate incidents reportedly put millions of Japanese records at risk.
- Experts estimate stolen licence images could sell for about ¥25.
- Authorities warned of identity fraud and follow-on phishing.
- Vendors
- SoftBank
- Products
- IDCF Cloud
- Victims
- IDC Frontier
- Organizations
- IDC FrontierSoftBank
- Countries
- Japan
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2 min read at databreaches.netAudrey Liza M. Nolasco reports: Japan is confronting a mounting cybersecurity crisis, with a ransomware attack disrupting hundreds of organisations and a series of separate breaches putting millions of customer records at risk. One alarming detail: experts estimate that stolen Japanese driver’s licence images could be offered on dark-web markets for as little as ¥25,...
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