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Confidence MediumJun 28, 2026biglobe.ne.jp

BIGLOBE Inc. Affected by KDDI Corporation Data Breach

PatternExternal actor · Hacking · Confidentiality impact

BIGLOBE Inc., a Japanese internet service provider, was impacted by a data breach originating from an email system provided by KDDI Corporation. Threat actors gained unauthorized access to this shared system by exploiting a vulnerability in third-party software. This led to the potential exposure of up to 14.2 million email addresses and passwords across all affected ISPs. BIGLOBE Inc. customers' email addresses and passwords may have been compromised.

Signal date
Jun 28, 2026
Updated
Jun 29, 2026
Confidence
Medium
Sources
4 sources
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Biglobe

Sector
Information
Signals
1 linked

Signal context

First seen: Jun 28, 2026

Last updated: Jun 29, 2026

Status: Public signal

Key points

  • BIGLOBE Inc. was impacted by a data breach originating from KDDI Corporation's email system.
  • Unauthorized access to the shared email system by exploiting a third-party software vulnerability.
  • Potential exposure of email addresses and passwords for BIGLOBE Inc. customers.

Signal analysis

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Affected organization
Biglobe logo
Biglobe

Sector: Information

Likely country: 🇯🇵 Japan

inferred from company domain

    Estimated
    Threat source
    Hacking activity

    Watch internet-facing systems, credential abuse and exploit activity.

    • Source type: outside the affected organization
    Business impact
    Potential data exposure

    Impact area: Confidentiality

    Likely asset: User or customer data

    Trend context
    72 signals with similar action pattern
    • 31 signals in the same sector
    • 93 signals with the same likely impact area
    • 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
    Mentioned entities
    BiglobeData DisclosureBIGLOBE Inc. AffectedKDDI Corporation Data Breach BIGLOBEIncJapaneseKDDI Corporation. ThreatISPs. BIGLOBE IncBIGLOBE IncKDDI Corporation

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