MUFG Bank suspends some internet services for temporary system maintenance
In short
MUFG Bank announced on the 22nd that it would temporarily suspend some of its internet services for temporary system maintenance. Nikkei and Sankei Shimbun said the move appears to be a response to a vulnerability found in the programming language PHP. Nikkei's headline named investment trust account opening and housing loan pre-screening among the affected services.
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MUFG Bank announced on the 22nd that it would temporarily suspend some of its internet services because of temporary system maintenance, according to Nikkei and Livedoor News. Nikkei's headline said the services affected include investment trust account opening and housing loan pre-screening. [ 1 , 2 ]
Nikkei said the suspension appears to be a response to a vulnerability found in PHP, a programming language widely used on websites around the world. Sankei Shimbun's headline likewise said the suspension was possibly a response to the PHP problem. The documents do not carry a statement from the bank on the cause, and they do not say when the services will resume. [ 1 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The suspension affects customers who use the bank's online services, including those named by Nikkei. The documents do not say how long the suspension will last or whether other companies are affected.
Key facts
- MUFG Bank announced on the 22nd that it would temporarily suspend some of its internet services because of temporary system maintenance. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Nikkei said the suspension appears to be a response to a vulnerability found in PHP, a programming language widely used on websites around the world. [ 1 ]
- Sankei Shimbun's headline also said the suspension was possibly a response to the PHP problem. [ 3 ]
- Nikkei's headline said the suspended services include investment trust account opening and housing loan pre-screening. [ 1 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Whether the suspension is a response to a vulnerability in PHP. Nikkei wrote that it was 'thought to be' a response and Sankei's headline said 'possibly'; neither text in the documents carries a statement of the cause from the bank.
- Full list of suspended services, and when they will resume. Only Nikkei's headline names services (investment trust account opening, housing loan pre-screening); the documents give no resumption time.