Was the vendor behind the flaw named?
No. KDDI and every outlet that covered the breach — Security Affairs, BleepingComputer, and SC Media included — describe the flaw only as "a vulnerability in third-party software," without naming the vendor, the product, or a CVE. Six ISPs' customers still don't know which specific tool actually failed.
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One Vendor Flaw Just Exposed 14.2 Million Logins Across Six Japanese ISPsA flaw in one unnamed vendor's software let attackers into a shared email platform, exposing up to 14.2 million accounts across six Japanese ISPs.
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