Nikkei Asia was hit by a ransomware attack

Nikkei’s Asia operations unit, a media giant, was hit by a ransomware attack on May 13. To detect the incident, an internal control system that discovered unauthorized access to one of the servers of the company's Singapore office. The server was deactivated immediately, along with other measures to minimize the impact of the attack on the organization's operations. The investigations are still ongoing, so it is not known whether the hackers managed to gain access to the data of the Nikkei customers they were likely targeting. In any case, there appears to have been no data leaks.



Ransomware attacks can cause multi-million dollar damage Nikkei is one of the largest media companies in the world . It has nearly 4 million subscribers to its digital and print services, with over 40 affiliates active in various sectors, from publishing to radio and television, from events to database and indexing services. So the scope of such an attack could be really huge.


Very often, those who operate in scams and online violations do not limit themselves to exploiting vulnerabilities in the software, hardware or firmware of companies, also focusing on the lack of preparation of personnel in the field of cybersecurity. For this reason, it is not enough to equip the systems with the best antivirus on the market, but it is also necessary to train the staff to be able to easily recognize phishing attempts or other types of computer fraud. Only in this way will it be possible to effectively protect company systems.