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Daiichi Kosho: vendor NCG malware may have exposed about 8.72M customer/employee records

Nippon Columbia Group employee PC infected with malware Oct 1–2, 2026; Daiichi Kosho data temporarily on that device may have leaked. Disclosed Oct 8 after Oct 5 vendor report. About 8,724,000 records (customers ~8.63M / staff ~93k after de-dup). Name, sex, DOB, email, phone. No intrusion into Daiichi systems. Actual exfiltration/misuse not confirmed.

Last updated: 2026-11-09

Overview

“About 8,724,000” → blank.

Timeline

  1. Occurred
  2. Discovered
  3. Disclosed

Organization response

Per the notice, the organisation investigated and contained the incident, notified individuals and offered monitoring or protective resources.

What you can do

Be wary of emails, SMS or calls impersonating the organisation; do not open links or attachments or enter passwords or card details. Change reused passwords on other services.

Sources

  1. 委託先における個人情報漏えいのおそれについて ※追記あり株式会社第一興商 · 2026-11-09

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