Science & Tech · Cybersecurity · 2 hrs ago
SONICWIRE breach may have exposed data from up to 420,000 accounts
Crypton Future Media, the Japanese company behind Hatsune Miku, said attackers may have accessed SONICWIRE and D2R.
The breach may have exposed personal information from up to 420,000 SONICWIRE accounts, as well as details for shops registered with D2R.
The information may include names, email addresses and hashed passwords; the company says the affected systems did not store credit card details and has not confirmed any card data leak.
SONICWIRE sells downloadable music software and sound materials, while D2R lets customers obtain serial numbers for some products bought from shops.
The company shut down both services and a related online store, and disabled all member passwords; users will need to reset theirs when service resumes.
It is investigating, including with outside specialists, and says it will review its security and monitoring, while some D2R-dependent product orders and code processing remain unavailable.
Crypton Future Media said unauthorized access may have exposed personal information from up to about 420,000 SONICWIRE accounts.
The company said information linked to registered D2R stores may also have been accessed.
The potentially exposed data includes names, email addresses and hashed passwords, while some account holders may also have had addresses exposed.
The company said it had not confirmed any credit card information was exposed and that the affected systems did not store such information.
SONICWIRE and D2R are suspended while the company investigates and works on a safe recovery.
- Who
- Crypton Future Media, the operator of SONICWIRE and D2R, reported the incident. Account holders and registered D2R stores may have been affected.
- What
- Unauthorized access may have exposed personal information from up to about 420,000 SONICWIRE accounts, as well as information about D2R stores.
- When
- The company detected possible unauthorized access on October 17 and announced the incident on October 19.
- Where
- The affected services are SONICWIRE and D2R, operated by Crypton Future Media in Sapporo, Japan.
- Why
- The reason for the unauthorized access is not stated.
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The company detected possible unauthorized access and took emergency measures, including disabling compromised accounts.
The company shut down the affected service servers to prevent further damage.
Crypton Future Media announced that personal information may have been accessed and said the services were suspended.
- Potentially affected SONICWIRE accounts
- Up to about 420,000
- Affected services
- SONICWIRE and D2R
- Detection
- October 17, about 8 p.m.
- Server shutdown
- October 17, about 11:39 p.m.
- Announcement
- October 19
- Card information
- Not stored in the affected systems; no exposure confirmed so far
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