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Hatena Suffers 1.18 Billion Yen Fraud; Accounting Manager, Returning From Leave, Allows Remote Access to PC After Receiving a Call From Someone Claiming to Be a Chiba Prefectural Police Officer.

In April, Hatena (listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market), an internet-related company that operates "Hatena Blog" and "Hatena Bookmark," was involved in a fraud case where its accounting manager was deceived by someone claiming to be from the Chiba Prefectural Police and sent approximately 1.18 billion yen. On July 24th, the company released an investigation report by external experts…
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In April, Hatena (listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market), an internet-related company that operates "Hatena Blog" and "Hatena Bookmark," was involved in a fraud case where its accounting manager was deceived by someone claiming to be from the Chiba Prefectural Police and sent approximately 1.18 billion yen. On July 24th, the company released an investigation report by external experts…

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産経ニュース broke the news in Japan on Monday, July 27, 2026.
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