14 DAY TRIAL // Network World reports that two major web portals from Japan, Yahoo Japan and Goo, have suffered data breaches earlier this week.
Yahoo Japan, which is owned by Softbank, says that it has discovered a malicious application that harvested the details of 1.27 million users. However, the company says it was stopped before leaking any of the data.
On the other hand, Goo reveals that 100,000 user accounts, some of which contain financial information, have been locked down because of unauthorized logins.
In the attacks against Goo, the cybercriminals used brute-force to crack the passwords. The portal is still working on assessing the full extent of the damage caused by the attack, but in the meantime, it’s urging customers to set stronger passwords.
According to Goo representatives, the attacks originated from certain IP addresses, but they failed to provide additional details.