Janome America Suffers Cyberattack

October 4, 2026

INCIDENT

Janome America, Inc, the Mahwah, New Jersey-based subsidiary of sewing machine manufacturer Janome Sewing Machine Company of Tokyo, Japan, suffered a cyberattack last October and is now letting victims know about the hack.
“On October 8, 2025, Janome discovered that it had experienced a network disruption and immediately initiated an investigation of the matter, the company said in a notice to victims. “Janome engaged independent cybersecurity experts to assist with the process.’
As a result of the investigation, Janome and affiliated companies determined that certain files ended up accessed or stolen.

Incident Date

October 8, 2025

Estimated Cost

Unknown at this time

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified