Blog

Latest Corporate Data Breach Hits Panasonic Servers

Dec 10, 2021 | Blog

The Japanese electronics juggernaut Panasonic is the latest company to fall victim to relentless hackers.

In a recent press release the company indicated their servers had been successfully attacked on November 11th, 2021.

The statement reads in part as follows:

“As the result of an internal investigation, it was determined that some data on a file server had been accessed during the intrusion…

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  that it understands how important their customer data is and they apologized for any inconvenience to their customers.

With the investigation only just getting underway few additional details are available.  We don’t yet know exactly how many customers were impacted or what data may have been compromised. We expect that as that information becomes clear the company will be getting in contact with impacted users.

If you are a Panasonic customer and you’ve purchased anything via the company’s website be aware that the hack did occur and that it’s possible some or all of the information in your profile may have been compromised.

At a minimum it would be prudent to change your password right away and monitor whatever debit or credit cards you had saved and associated with that account. That is in case the card details were compromised.

This has been a tough year for Japanese companies which seem to have entered the crosshairs relatively more frequently than companies based in other parts of the world for reasons not yet fully understood.  Here’s hoping we get through the rest of 2021 without too many more of these high-profile hacks and that 2022 will be a better year all around.

FBI Program Tasked with Infrastructure Security Compromised

FBI Program Tasked with Infrastructure Security Compromised

The FBI program tasked with ensuring critical infrastructure security has been compromised by hackers, who now offer access to the program's data on the dark web. The breach was initially disclosed by Brian Krebs of Krebs on Security, who claims that the data was for...

Streamline Your Business with the Latest Smart Home Technology

Streamline Your Business with the Latest Smart Home Technology

Are you a business owner looking to get the most out of your Google smart home devices? If so, you're in luck! Google has enabled its Nest products and Android OS with the initial rollout of the Matter smart home standard. This means that businesses now have the...

Data Breach at Sequoia One Exposes Sensitive Customer Information

Data Breach at Sequoia One Exposes Sensitive Customer Information

What do you do when your most personal information has been compromised? This is likely the question that customers of Sequoia One asked themselves earlier this month as they were informed that the company had been hacked. Sequoia One specializes in the management of...

Cisco Reports Critical IP Phone Vulnerability

Cisco Reports Critical IP Phone Vulnerability

As a business owner, it's important to stay informed about potential vulnerabilities that could impact your organization. Recently, Cisco reported a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-20968, affecting its IP Phone 7800 and 8800 Series. This new vulnerability...

Google Chrome Releases Two New Features

Google Chrome Releases Two New Features

Google Chrome is one of the more commonly used web browsers. Over the years, though, Chrome has gained a reputation for utilizing a large portion of a computer's memory. This can be a problem if you're running other resource-intensive tasks and don't want to slow...

Get a Free Consultation

 

Fill out the form below to receive a free consultation and learn how we can make your technology worry-free!

 

Contact Information

  • 39301 Badger Street, Suite 500
    Palm Desert, CA 9221
  • (760) 333-8523
  • info@icn.tech