- Japanese telecom giant NTT Docomo suffers cyber attack
- Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack affects services for 12 hours
- Telecommunications companies increasingly targeted by cybercriminals
NTT Docomo, Japan’s largest mobile operator, reported that it suffered a cyber attack on its systems, flooding the network with traffic from multiple sources and rendering its services unavailable.
Distributed Denial of Service (Distributed Denial of Service) On January 2, the system was attacked and services were interrupted for about 12 hours.
The company has more than 90 million users. Users are unable to access the company’s website, news platform and mobile payment system, but core communications and mobile services are not affected.
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“Beginning at approximately 5:27 a.m. on January 2, 2025, some services, including the goo portal and NTT Docomo service, became inaccessible. Access was restored at 4:10 p.m., but updates to some content may still be There will be a delay. We apologize for the inconvenience. confirmed in a statement.
The telecoms giant has yet to confirm who was behind the attack, but there is speculation it could be from Ransomware This group, possibly Randomwed.Vc, was behind the attack on NTT in September 2023.
It is the latest in a series of attacks targeting telecommunications companies, including nine major U.S. companies, Becoming a target of China’s state-sponsored Salt Typhoon group – They reportedly targeted high-level targets within the U.S. Treasury Department.
Japanese companies are also often targets of cyber attacks, among which CasioJapan Airlines, and Fujitsu will all be hit in 2024. Adjacent to Japan’s largest port – Suffered a ransomware attack in July that caused severe damage.
DDoS attacks will increase by 30% in 2024, Growing political motivationstargeting critical infrastructure, government services and utilities around the world. These attacks caused widespread damage, with 75% of newly established networks experiencing a DDoS attack within the first 42 days of the attack.
through Record