Nippon Columbia malware incident exposes 8.6 million karaoke fan records
Malware at contractor Nippon Columbia may have exposed 8.6 million Daiichi Kosho karaoke customer and employee records.
Daiichi Kosho said malware discovered on October 5 on an employee computer at contractor Nippon Columbia Group potentially exposed personal data for 8,631,000 customers and 93,000 employees. The records include names, genders, dates of birth, email addresses, and phone numbers, but not passwords. The company has not confirmed theft or misuse of loyalty points and says its own systems were not breached. Nippon Columbia reset credentials and is still investigating whether any data was leaked online; affected brands include BIG ECHO and related karaoke chains.
- Malware found October 5 on a Nippon Columbia employee PC and isolated the next day.
- Records cover 8,631,000 customers and 93,000 employees.
- Fields include names, gender, birth dates, emails, and phone numbers, not passwords.
- Daiichi Kosho has not confirmed theft; its own systems were not breached.
- BIG ECHO and related karaoke brands were told to watch for scam contact.
- Products
- BIG ECHO
- Victims
- Daiichi Kosho
- Organizations
- Daiichi KoshoNippon ColumbiaNippon Columbia Group
- Countries
- Japan
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Daiichi Kosho, a major Japanese entertainment system maker, disclosed that a malware infection at its contractor, Nippon Columbia, exposed more than 8. 7 million customer and employee records. [...]
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