Hackers likely leaked Mitsubishi's nuke plant info: Report

Information on nuclear power plants along with military data on weapons including warplanes may have been stolen during the cyber attack against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

A Japanese defence ministry official said, that as of now, the ministry is not aware of any leaks of information classified as defence secrets, according to a report by Reuters.

Mitsubishi Heavy spokesman Hideo Ikuno declined to comment on the matter. "The issue is currently under investigation and I cannot comment on it," he said.

Mitsubishi Heavy, Japan's biggest weapons supplier, said last month that network information such as IP addresses may have leaked but that it had so far not confirmed any leaks of data on its products or technologies.
More than 80 computers or servers were found to have been infected by viruses, and checks on dozens of other servers in Japan showed that there were indications of leaks of military and nuclear power plant data, the Asahi reported.

It is highly likely that someone went in to steal the data, Asahi said, citing the source.

Japan is moving to strengthen its cyber security in line with calls from Washington, and will set up on Tuesday a framework for sharing hacking information among governmental and private institutions, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday.

Mitsubishi Heavy, IHI and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, as well as Toshiba Corp , Hitachi Ltd , Fujitsu Ltd , NEC and others, will take part in the framework, the Nikkei said, without citing sources.