Personal information was leaked from the database of about 170 people who are involved in security management and have participated in a drill hosted by Japan’s national cybersecurity center.
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Tokyo Olympics: Japan’s leading news agency Kyodo News reported that the organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympics suffered a data breach. According to the agency report, the data leak took place because of unauthorized access to an information-sharing tool developed by Fujitsu Ltd.
Personal information was leaked from the database of about 170 people who are involved in security management and have participated in a drill hosted by Japan’s national cybersecurity center. The initial drill took place so that they can be prepared for potential cyberattacks during the major sporting event, the sources said.
With around 50 days to go before the Olympics begin in Tokyo, the organizers and government continue efforts to prevent cyberattacks from disrupting the games.
The center declined to comment on the matter. They have not revealed if the leaked information was related to the games. However, they confirmed they have not reported the disruptions in the operations of any of the organizations targeted.
The leaked information included names, business titles, and affiliations of the participants belonging to about 90 organizations. The list also included that of the organizing body of the Olympics and Paralympics, ministries, local governments hosting venues such as Tokyo and Fukushima Prefecture, and sponsors of the games.
Takahito Tokita, the president of Fujitsu which is also contracted to oversee clients’ computer systems, apologised to the Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa.
Fujitsu said in late May that the data of several of its corporate clients was compromised due to unauthorized access to the tool. The tool was used to share information between internal and external parties of a company.
The leak was likely due to a malware infection, the sources said. Work is going on to figure out the extent of the impact.
The government agencies including the foreign and transport ministries have said at least 76,000 email addresses of government officials and external parties, such as members of panels were breached.
