Washington Hotel Japan Hit by Ransomware Attack
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Washington Hotel, a hospitality brand operated by Fujita Kanko Inc., reports a ransomware attack on February 13, 2026. The organization confirmed that unauthorized actors accessed servers containing various business data.
The attackers breached the internal network and targeted servers used for business operations. Washington Hotel disconnected its systems from the internet to stop the ransomware's spread across the network. The compromised data includes:
- Internal business documents
- Corporate operational files
- Server-side business records
The number of affected individuals is not disclosed. The company claims that customer personal information remained protected because it is hosted on a separate infrastructure managed by a third-party vendor, which showed no signs of compromise.
Washington Hotel engaged external cybersecurity specialists to lead the investigation. The company also reported the incident to local law enforcement. The containment measures,resulted in the temporary failure of credit card terminals at several hotel locations, but other operations remained largely functional.
