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Ransomware attack disrupts Japan's IDCF Cloud used by govt clients

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• Original Reporting: BleepingComputer
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Assessed Severity: INFORMATIONAL
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Cloud & Distributed Infrastructure
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Analyst Takeaway

"IDC Frontier, a major Japanese cloud and digital infrastructure company, disclosed that its IDCF Cloud service was targeted in a ransomware attack that caused an outage at a data center cluster serving the eastern part of the country. The company says that the attack started on October 7 at 3:40 AM local time, forcing a shutdown of the network and system. “Our investigation has determined that a..."

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Ransomware attack disrupts Japan's IDCF Cloud used by govt clients

IDC Frontier, a major Japanese cloud and digital infrastructure company, disclosed that its IDCF Cloud service was targeted in a ransomware attack that caused an outage at a data center cluster serving the eastern part of the country.

The company says that the attack started on October 7 at 3:40 AM local time, forcing a shutdown of the network and system.

“Our investigation has determined that a disruption in East Japan Region 1 was caused by a ransomware attack by a third party,” reads IDFC Cloud’s announcement.

“We are continuing to investigate the precise cause and the scope of the impact,” the company added.

The firm said the attack impacts 495 companies and local governments using its cloud service.

The IDCF Cloud infrastructure-as-a-service platform is operated by IDC Frontier, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group, a multinational investment holding company based in Tokyo.

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