Nippon Columbia Malware Infection May Have Exposed 8.7 Million Customer Records
Nippon Columbia says malware on a contractor PC may have exposed about 8.7 million Daiichi Kosho records.
Nippon Columbia Group disclosed on October 8, 2026, that malware infected a contractor employee computer that temporarily stored personal data processed for Daiichi Kosho. Investigators could not rule out a leak. An estimated 8.724 million records may be at risk, about 8.631 million customer records and 93,000 employee records, potentially including names, gender, dates of birth, email addresses, and telephone numbers for services such as BIG ECHO and Karaoke CLUB DAM. Passwords were not included, Daiichi Kosho found no impact on its own systems, and theft or misuse has not been confirmed. The malware family and infection path were not identified.
- Malware infected a Nippon Columbia contractor computer storing Daiichi Kosho personal data.
- About 8.631 million customer and 93,000 employee records may be at risk.
- Possible data includes names, birth dates, emails, and phone numbers, but not passwords.
- Theft, misuse, and any impact on Daiichi Kosho’s own systems remain unconfirmed.
- Products
- BIG ECHOKaraoke CLUB DAM
- Victims
- Daiichi Kosho
- Organizations
- Nippon ColumbiaDaiichi Kosho
- Countries
- Japan
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Nippon Columbia Group disclosed a malware infection on October 8, 2026, that may have exposed millions of Daiichi Kosho customer and employee records after a contractor’s employee computer was infected. Daiichi Kosho says data theft and misuse remain unconfirmed, and it has found no impact on its own systems. The estimated total is 8.
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