Date | June 8 – August 5, 2024 |
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Location | Japan |
Type | Cyberattack, Data breach, Ransomware attack |
Motive | Money |
Target | Niconico, Kadokawa Group's websites |
Property damage | 254,241 users' data leaked |
Suspects | BlackSuit |
On the morning of June 8, 2024, Kadokawa's website and the Japanese video-sharing platform Niconico, suffered a ransomware cyberattack by a Russian-linked hacker group called BlackSuit who claimed responsibility for the attack.[1]