Yakult Australia has fallen victim to a cybersecurity incident, resulting in a data breach that occurred in mid-December. The Yakult Australia data breach has thrown the Australia and New Zealand divisions into disarray during one of the most inconvenient times of the year.
While the details of the incident remain undisclosed, reports suggest that a hacker group named DragonForce is responsible, claiming to have compromised over 95GB of Yakult data.
The Yakult Australia Data Breach Explained
The cyberattack on Yakult Australia was brought to light when DragonForce posted a threat on its onion leak site on December 20.
The post outlined the breach, stating, “YAKULT AUSTRALIA…95.19 GB,” and listing compromised information such as the company database, contracts, passports, and more.
The Yakult Australia data breach is believed to contain business documents, spreadsheets, credit applications, employee records, and copies of identity documents, including passports.
Yakult Australia issued an official statement detailing the security breach affecting its IT infrastructure in both Australia and New Zealand. The company has outlined its current response measures to the incident.
“Yakult Australia Pty. Ltd. (Yakult Australia) advises that its Australian and New Zealand IT systems have been subject to a cyber incident. We are working with cyber incident experts to investigate the extent of the incident,” stated the statement.
The statement assured that despite the cybersecurity event, their operational facilities in Australia and New Zealand are maintaining business as usual.
Online investigation in progress
Yakult Australia is committed to thorough investigations, and updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
The company has taken proactive steps by notifying relevant authorities, including the Australian Cyber Security Centre, the New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand.
This ensures a collaborative effort to address the breach and mitigate its consequences.
The cyber threat extends beyond Yakult Australia, as DragonForce’s previous victims include Ace Air Cargo and Kinetic Leasing in the United States. Both companies suffered data breaches with substantial amounts of information compromised.
Yakult Australia finds itself grappling with the aftermath of a cyberattack that has exposed critical user data. This is an ongoing story and The Cyber Express is closely monitoring the situation, and we will update this post once we have more information on the Yakult Australia cyberattack.
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