Panasonic, a Japanese multinational giant, revealed a security breach this month after unidentified threat actors got access to computers on its network.
The company stated in a press release issued Friday, "Panasonic Corporation has confirmed that its network was illegally accessed by a third party on November 11, 2021. As the result of an internal investigation, it was determined that some data on a file server had been accessed during the intrusion."
Panasonic has reported the issue to the appropriate authorities and has taken steps to restrict external servers from accessing its network.
The Japanese electronics behemoth has also recruited a third party to examine the attack, which Panasonic described as a "leak" in a press release, and determine whether any of the data acquired during the hack included customer personal information.
"In addition to conducting its own investigation, Panasonic is currently working with a specialist third-party organization to investigate the leak and determine if the breach involved customers' personal information and/or sensitive information related to social infrastructure," the company added.
When approached by BleepingComputer, a Panasonic official was not immediately available for comment.
"Panasonic would like to express its sincerest apologies for any concern or inconvenience resulting from this incident", said the organization.
In June, Panasonic servers were reportedly hacked
While the press statement does not include many specifics about the attack timeframe, Japanese media sites such as Mainichi and NHK stated that the attackers gained access to Panasonic's systems between June and November, as originally reported by The Record.
Furthermore, they acquired access to critical customer and customer and employee data until Panasonic discovered the illicit activity on November 11.
The attack on Panasonic's server is the latest in a lengthy line of instances affecting Japanese corporations in recent years.
Security incidents and, in some circumstances, data breaches have also been reported by Kawasaki, NEC, Mitsubishi Electric, and defence contractors Kobe Steel and Pasco.
