BREACH

Keio Group ransomware — retail, hotel, and bus systems disrupted; rail ops unaffected.

Keio Electric Railway confirmed on September 26, 2026 that ransomware hit group servers in the early hours of that day. Keio Plaza Hotel separately confirmed its own servers the same day. Impacts (company notices + Japanese press through Sep 28): card / e-money / points disruption at some Keio Store locations; Plaza inquiry/booking reply delays; Keio Presso Inn new-booking pause; Keio Bus pass-counter card payments down. Rail operations unaffected. Data leak: not confirmed. Ransom demand / actor: Undisclosed.

Sep 28, 2026 · 2 min read

Primary: Keio Electric Railway notice nr260926v13404 (Sep 26). The company said it confirmed a ransomware attack on group servers in the early hours of Sep 26, notified police, engaged external specialists, and took network isolation / containment steps. Some group companies’ business systems are disrupted. Information leakage: “not confirmed at this time,” investigation ongoing. Railway operations: no impact at the time of the notice.

Same day, Keio Plaza Hotel published its own notice: ransomware on hotel servers confirmed early Sep 26; external network cut; coordination with Keio Electric Railway, police, and outside experts. Partial system impairment; leak not confirmed; hotel operations continue. Practical friction: official inquiry form and booking-site replies may be delayed or impossible.

Secondary Japanese coverage (ITmedia / group notices through Sep 28): Keio Store (Sep 27) — some stores unable to take credit card / e-money payments or grant/redeem points under the group outage. Keio Presso Inn — new reservations suspended for now. Keio Bus — credit cards unavailable at periodic-pass sales counters. Encrypted-fleet counts, ransom figures, and a named ransomware brand: none appear in the company notices reviewed through Sep 28.

POV: Treat this as a confirmed group ransomware event with retail/hospitality/bus payment and booking pain, and with rail ops explicitly carved out. Leak status and any ransom demand stay Undisclosed / not confirmed until Keio says otherwise. Primaries: Keio Electric Railway + Plaza; the Store / Presso / Bus impact list comes from ITmedia / group notices.

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