Comic CMOA confirms data breach; restart date undecided
NTT Solmare says member emails, birth dates and hashed passwords leaked after unauthorized server access.
NTT Solmare has confirmed that its Comic CMOA manga service suffered unauthorized external access to its servers, and that the service's resumption date remains undecided, according to animenewsnetwork.com. The breach leaked some member information.
Leaked data includes email addresses, dates of birth, gender, nicknames and hashed passwords. The company said credit card information is not stored in the affected system and has not been leaked, and that no purchase history or My Bookshelf data had been confirmed leaked or damaged as of the report.
Comic CMOA announced emergency maintenance on Thursday and said that evening there was a high likelihood of unauthorized external access. The service confirmed the access and the leak of member information on Friday.
On Sunday, the company said it had identified the cause and is working with specialized organizations on preventive measures. System log files were also accessed and retrieved, and the company is reviewing them for member information.
NTT Solmare said additional safety steps and coordination with relevant authorities are required before services resume, so no exact restart date has been given.
Quick answers
What information leaked in the Comic CMOA breach?
Email addresses, dates of birth, gender, nicknames and hashed passwords. Credit card information is not stored in the affected system and was not leaked.
When will Comic CMOA be back online?
No exact resumption date has been given; the company says additional safety steps and coordination with authorities are required first.