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Data breach at Japanese telecom giant NTT hits 18,000 companies

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March 07, 2025
Data breach at Japanese telecom giant NTT hits 18,000 companies
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Bleeping Computer reports:

Japanese telecommunication services provider NTT Communications Corporation (NTT) is warning almost 18,000 corporate customers that their information was compromised during a cybersecurity incident.

The data breach was discovered in early February 2025, but the exact date when the hackers gained initial access to NTT’s systems hasn’t been determined.

“NTT Communications Corporation discovered on February 5 that our facilities had been subjected to unauthorized access,” reads the announcement.

“On February 6, we confirmed that some information might have been leaked externally.”

Specifically, NTT says hackers breached its ‘Order Information Distribution System,’ which held details on 17,891 corporate customers (companies), but no data on personal customers (consumers).

Read more at Bleeping Computer.