According to Security NEXT, Kawamoto Pump Mfg. Co., Ltd. announced that its website contact form was compromised by a third party, resulting in the external leakage of submitted data [1]. The affected scope covers 2,545 entries submitted between February 2017 and May 2019; the report was disclosed in 2025 rather than indicating entries made that year [1]. The company has reported the incident to police and the Personal Information Protection Commission, confirmed no secondary damage so far, and will strengthen protection and monitoring [1].
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Kawamoto Pump Website Contact Form Compromised, Exposing 2,545 Historical Entries
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- Disclosed
- Dec 26, 2025
- Published
- Nov 10, 2026
- Last updated
- Nov 7, 2026
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Industries mainly affected: Manufacturing
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The company has reported the incident to police and the Personal Information Protection Commission, confirmed no secondary damage so far, and will strengthen protection and monitoring [1].
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- Security NEXT publishes report (date only; timestamp is a placeholder)[1]
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Kawamoto Pump Mfg. Co., Ltd. announced that its website contact form was compromised by a third party, resulting in the external leakage of submitted data [1].
The affected scope covers 2,545 entries submitted between February 2017 and May 2019; the report was disclosed in 2025 rather than indicating entries made that year [1].
The company has reported the incident to police and the Personal Information Protection Commission, confirmed no secondary damage so far, and will strengthen protection and monitoring [1].
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“ポンプメーカーの川本製作所は、ウェブサイトに設置されている問い合わせフォームに入力された情報が外部へ流出したことを明らかにした。”
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