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Unauthorized access leads to ¥550 million in Giftee e-gift losses
The Giftee Group said a system run by its subsidiary Giftee was accessed without authorization in Japan.
The intrusion happened on October 25, 2026.
A third party used the system to issue electronic gift tickets, known as e-gifts, without authorization.
The group said about ¥550 million worth of e-gifts were issued fraudulently.
It expects the incident to cause a loss of about ¥550 million, showing the financial impact of the breach.
Giftee plans to record the loss as a special loss in its October-to-December 2026 financial results.
Giftee Group said a system operated by its subsidiary Giftee was accessed without authorization.
The incident led to the unauthorized issuance of e-gifts worth about ¥550 million.
The group expects a loss of about ¥550 million and plans to record it as a special loss in the October–December 2026 quarter.
The unauthorized access occurred on October 25, and the company announced it on October 26.
The sources do not state who carried out the access or how it was done.
- Who
- Giftee Group and its subsidiary Giftee were affected. A third party accessed the system.
- What
- E-gifts worth about ¥550 million were issued without authorization. The group expects a loss of about ¥550 million.
- When
- The access occurred on October 25, 2026. The group announced it on October 26.
- Where
- In a system operated by Giftee. The system’s location is not stated.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A third party accessed part of a system operated by Giftee without authorization.
Giftee Group announced that e-gifts worth about ¥550 million had been issued without authorization.
- Estimated loss
- About ¥550 million
- Unauthorized e-gifts
- About ¥550 million worth
- Affected subsidiary
- Giftee
- Incident date
- October 25, 2026
- Planned accounting period
- October–December 2026, as a special loss