U.S. manga and anime writer Viz Media, recognized for releasing hit manga equivalent to Demon Slayer, Chainsaw Man and Naruto, was reportedly focused in a serious knowledge breach that allegedly compromised greater than 250GB of delicate company info.
This incident was dropped at mild by Cybersecurity outlet CyberNews, stating that hackers claimed to have accessed a senior govt’s Google-linked account.
Based on the report, the attackers marketed the breach on an underground data-leak discussion board utilized by cybercriminals and preliminary entry brokers.
A screenshot shared by the outlet reveals that the stolen entry is tied to a Google account related to Viz Media, with the attackers providing to promote the info for a five-figure worth. A small portion of this knowledge was posted publicly, and the rest is reportedly being marketed on the market.
The hackers declare to have accessed a variety of extremely delicate info, together with emails, non-disclosure agreements, licensing agreements, worker credentials, future enterprise plans, worker Social Safety numbers, invoices, and royalty statements, along with a company Google Drive, Gmail inboxes, Viz Media’s inner dashboard, and Mediabox’s royalty-management platform.
CyberNews’ analysis staff analyzed the hackers’ publish and concluded that the breach possible stemmed from a single compromised account belonging to a senior Viz Media official. The attackers allegedly gained broad inner entry on account of the manager’s high-level privileges.
“It might’ve been that this individual fell sufferer to a social engineering assault resulting in unauthorized entry to the corporate’s inner programs.”
This newest incident follows a separate breach earlier this yr. In January 2025, Viz Media’s official X account was hacked, with the attackers posting messages selling cryptocurrency and a so-called “$VIZ” digital token.
Supply: CyberNews
