Fujitsu has confirmed that customer data was compromised in a cyberattack discovered earlier this year.
The breach, first announced in March 2024, involved sophisticated malware that infiltrated Fujitsu’s internal network in Japan. The company initially detected the malware through suspicious activity on several employee computers.
In a statement today, the company says that it has concluded the investigation into the incident and confirms that data was stolen by malware that pivoted from a single point of compromise to 49 computers.
“After malware was placed on one of our business computers, it was observed spreading to other business computers,” the company explains.
“This malware is not ransomware but employs sophisticated techniques to disguise itself, making detection difficult. It was determined to be a highly advanced attack” – Fujitsu
Fujitsu says the 49 infected computers were isolated immediately after the discovery of the attack and the malware was contained to the Japan-based network environment.
