Breachesby IbisNikkei
Disclosed Oct 6, 2026yesterdayUnverified
Nikkei discloses breaches of employees’ Microsoft, Google email accounts
Over the weekend, Japanese publishing giant Nikkei disclosed that unknown attackers recently breached two employee email accounts and used one to send thousands of phishing emails. [...]
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Attack | Phishing |
| Data exposed | Not stated |
| Sector | Media · JP |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Nikkei discloses breaches of employees’ Microsoft, Google email accountsbleepingcomputer.com · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Security newspress | Oct 6 |
Other breaches at Nikkei
| Breach | Affected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei Slack compromise exposes data of 17,368 peopleNov 4, 202511 months agoHacking | Nov 4, 202511 months ago | Hacking | Media | Confirmed | 17K |
History of this record
- 2026-10-07 · added · daily source
First seen 2026-10-07 (Security news). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.