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Japanese publisher Kadokawa paid $3 million to Russia-linked hacker group after cyberattack

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Russia-linked hacking group e-mailed multiple executives of Japanese publisher Kadokawa Corp. that it had received $2.98 million in

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Russia-linked hacking group e-mailed multiple executives of Japanese publisher Kadokawa Corp. that it had received $2.98 million in cryptocurrency from the firm after it was hit by a massive cyberattack in June, a company source said Thursday. An investigation by security firm Unknown Technologies Inc. commissioned by Kyodo News found online records of a transaction worth $2.98 million made the same month. On June 8, servers located in Kadokawa group's data center experienced a significant cyberattack, including ransomware, targeting major video streaming website niconico and related services operated by the publishing firm.

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