Toshiba America Information Systems loses personal information of >7k users

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07/16/2011 | 06:20 am

TOSHIBA : Concerning Illegal Server Access at a Toshiba Group Company in the U.S.
Tokyo – Toshiba Corporation has confirmed that one of the U.S. based servers that contained customer registration 
information of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (TAIS), a U.S.-based Toshiba Group company, was recently 
illegally hacked and that a limited amount of personal information was stolen, including a small number of e-mail 
addresses. On discovering the intrusion TAIS immediately took the server offline and initiated a comprehensive 
investigation.

The hacked server’s database included information on 7,520 of TAIS’s customers, but did not contain such personal data 
as financial information or credit card and social security numbers. To date, TAIS’s investigation has confirmed data 
theft of e-mail addresses and passwords affecting 681 customers.

TAIS has already alerted the relevant customers of the breach and that their data may have been compromised.

Toshiba and its Group companies regard data security as a priority concern and will continue a thorough investigation 
of the incident. Toshiba will take all necessary precautions to avoid any recurrence of similar incidents and to ensure 
customer information remain secure.
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