KADOKAWA Has Released a Second Report Regarding the Large-Scale Cyber Attack

KADOKAWA has released a second report regarding the large-scale cyber attack involving ransomware targeted at Niconico and related services.

Full report (English)

Impact of the attack on KADOKAWA’s business operations in Japan:

▼ Publication businesses
・The domestic [Japan] paper-based book order receipt system and digital manufacturing factory and distribution system have been suspended. This has led to suspension of the receipt of orders, reduction in production volume and distribution delays, resulting in a decline in shipment quantities.

・Some functions of the editing and production support system of the domestic [Japan] paper-based book and e-book have been suspended, and it is expected that publication of the existing paper-based books and some new publications (paper-based books and e-books) will be delayed.

▼ Web services
All Niconico family services including Niconico Video, Niconico Live Streaming and Niconico Channel have been suspended and users are not able to log into external services through their Niconico account.

Recovery of Niconico is expected to take at least one month.

▼ Merchandise businesses
Several online shops operated by KADOKAWA have been unable to receive orders for products or some shipments have been delayed.

▼ Accounting functions
The accounting system has also been affected by the system failure, and the payment system stopped functioning temporarily. Because of this, payments to some business partners may be delayed.

Full report in Japanese 👇🏼