Niconico is one of Japan's largest video-sharing services, where users share a wide variety of videos, from music and sports to various hobbies. The service’s operator, Dwango, confirmed it had come under a huge cyberattack. Its parent company Kadokawa's official website and its e-commerce site, Ebten, were also affected by possible "unauthorized access from outside.”

The company responded by suspending its services to minimize its impact and is conducting a thorough investigation and implementing countermeasures. They announced that they would not restore the service until they were confident in its safety and had mitigated the impact of the cyberattack. Read more about this story on our LinkedIn page