Nippon Ceramic discloses data breach following cyberattack

Nippon Ceramic announced today that it experienced unauthorized access to its servers, discovering the breach on April 7, 2025, but tracing the initial intrusion back to April 5, 2025. The company is currently working with external cybersecurity experts to investigate the scope of the breach, determine the extent of data leakage, and implement recovery measures. While the full impact is still being assessed, Nippon Ceramic has taken immediate steps to isolate affected servers and is cooperating with system vendors and relevant authorities, including consulting with the police and reporting the incident to the Personal Information Protection Commission. The company will promptly disclose further details as they become available. The impact on Nippon Ceramic's earnings forecast is under review.