Sakura Internet Security Breach Exposes Data of Up to 1.36 Million Accounts

Japanese cloud and data center provider Sakura Internet disclosed a security breach where hackers accessed its sales management system containing customer contract and membership data. The incident exposed up to 1.36 million accounts, though the exact number of affected individuals remains unconfirmed. The company detected unauthorized access on June 18, 2024, and confirmed the breach on July 2, 2024, after investigating the compromised system. No financial information or passwords were reportedly compromised, but exposed data includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. Sakura Internet has not disclosed the attack vector or attributed the breach to a specific threat actor.