Mitsubishi Electric threatens to leak confidential information, etc. following an attack that seems to be caused by cyber attack group TICK

Attack from an organization that appears to be a cyber attack group `` TICK '' that is targeting a `` Japanese company that has a subsidiary in China and handles highly confidential information '' may leak confidential information and important information from

According to the Asahi Shimbun, Mitsubishi Electric's internal investigation shows that at least 120 PCs and 40 servers in Japan and overseas have been invaded. There is a possibility that 'information on public and private business partners such as related information' has leaked.

According to tricks, the cyber attacker is believed to be the cyber attack group 'TICK' targeting Japanese companies with subsidiaries in China.

'TICK' is a group that has been active for more than 10 years, and according to Trend Micro, which has been following up since 2008, it has been active since November 2018. The movement since 2019 has been named 'Operation ENDTRADE', and it has been confirmed that the movement is aimed at stealing military secrets and advanced technology information.

'Operation ENDTRADE' by Targeted Cyber Attack Group 'TICK' | Trend Micro Security Blog

At the time of writing, Mitsubishi Electric had not issued a statement on this matter.