Washington Hotel in Japan reported a ransomware attack that breached its servers on February 13, 2026, exposing various business data and causing limited operational impacts such as temporary credit card terminal outages. The company has formed an internal task force, engaged external cybersecurity experts, and says customer data is unlikely to be affected because it is stored on separate systems; the investigation is ongoing and no extortion claims have appeared on monitored dark-web portals. #WashingtonHotel #FileZen
Keypoints
- Hackers breached Washington Hotel’s network on February 13, 2026, at 22:00 local time.
- WHG Hotels established an internal task force and hired external cybersecurity experts to assess the impact.
- Attackers accessed various business data on affected servers, while customer data appears to be stored separately and unlikely exposed.
- Some hotel operations were impacted, including temporary unavailability of credit card terminals, though no major disruptions were reported.
- No ransomware group has claimed the incident on monitored extortion portals; investigators note broader recent intrusions in Japan and exploit activity targeting FileZen (CVE-2026-25108).