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Japan's Keio confirms ransomware attack disrupted business systems

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• Original Reporting: BleepingComputer
CyberNew Threat Intel Assessment
Assessed Severity: INFORMATIONAL
Impacted Surface
Enterprise Perimeter & Network Defense
Intelligence Sector
Ransomware & Malware

Analyst Takeaway

"Keio Corporation (Keio), a major private railway operator in Japan, said its network was hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend, disrupting some of its business systems. Following a system failure in the early hours of Saturday, the company confirmed the attack and shut down its network to prevent additional damage. The company said it is investigating the extent of the impact and whether..."

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Japan's Keio confirms ransomware attack disrupted business systems

Keio Corporation (Keio), a major private railway operator in Japan, said its network was hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend, disrupting  some of its business systems.

Following a system failure in the early hours of Saturday, the company confirmed the attack and shut down its network to prevent additional damage.

The company said it is investigating the extent of the impact and whether the attackers accessed any customer or business partner information.

Keio is a large Japanese railway operator with 85 km of track and 69 stations, as well as a separate hospitality business of 25 hotels. The company has over 2,200 employees and a reported annual revenue of about $2.6 billion.

“In the early hours of September 26, 2026, we confirmed a ransomware attack on our group's servers. We have reported the incident to the police and are conducting an investigation into the attack's route and damage with the cooperation of external experts,” Keio says.

The incident appears to have affected only the hospitality side of Keio’s business, not train operations.

A separate announcement published on the company’s Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo website is warning of possible delays on some customer-facing services.

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