A threat actor has alleged that BPOTech, a company with over a decade of experience in providing IT services to Japanese firms, has suffered a data breach. The post, published on a dark web forum, claims that more than 20 million lines of data, including SQL files, have been leaked.
The threat actor’s post sheds light on the broader context of the Japanese IT industry, which is grappling with a severe shortage of human resources and rising labor costs, exacerbated by the country’s declining birthrate and aging population. As a solution, many Japanese firms have turned to offshore hiring, particularly in Asian countries like Vietnam, where labor costs and recruitment expenses are lower than in Japan. It seems that this “offshore hiring” is the motive behind the alleged breach.
