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Multinational technology giant Fujitsu sustain a cyberattack in a statement Friday , and warned that hackers may have stolen personal data and customer information .
“ We confirmed the bearing of malware on multiple work computers at our ship’s company , and as a result of an internal investigation , we see that files containing personal information and customer information could be illicitly take out , ” said Fujitsuin its statementon its website , translate from Japanese .
Fujitsu enjoin it disconnect the affected system from its net , and is investigate how its net was compromised by malware and “ whether information has been leak . ”
The tech conglomerate did not intend what kind of malware was used , or the nature of the cyberattack .
Fujitsu also did not say what variety of personal information may have been stolen , or who the personal information pertain to — such as its employee , incarnate client , or citizens whose governments use the company ’s technologies .
Headquartered in Japan , Fujitsu has about 124,000 employee and serves government and individual sector client globally . The tech company late confront renewed furore over its rolein the wrongful conviction of C of U.K. Post Office workers , who were criminate of pretended accounting system and thefts that were later ascribe to bugs in the Horizon computer package that Fujitsu train .
Fujitsu representatives did not immediately respond to TechCrunch ’s request for scuttlebutt about the cyberattack .
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Fujitsu said it report the incident to Japan ’s data protection authority , Personal Information Protection Commission , “ in prevision ” that personal information may have been stolen .
The company has not said whether it has filed call for data point breach notices with any other government or authority , including in the United States .
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