Up to 22,541 KDDI customer records may have leaked
SpilloverSpillover from the Lifenet Insurance incident · View original incident →Unauthorised access to Lifenet Insurance's system linked to KDDI led to the confirmed possibility that up to 22,541 KDDI customer records leaked. The data concerned includes names, postcodes, phone numbers, email addresses and member IDs, plus gender and date of birth for some customers. The two companies blocked the access route and suspended some functions, such as accepting applications for au Life Insurance.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- KDDI
- Original incident
- KDDI customer data may have leaked through Lifenet Insurance system
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Possible leak of up to 22,541 customer records
- Cause / method
- Unauthorised access exploiting a vulnerability in Lifenet Insurance's system linked to KDDI
- Location
- Japan
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Timeline
- The possible leak of up to 22,541 KDDI customer records was announced, and the two companies blocked the access route and suspended some au Life Insurance functions.
- It was reported that the data that may have leaked includes customer names, contact details and member IDs, and that some functions, such as accepting applications, remain suspended.
Original incident
This is spillover from the Lifenet Insurance incident.
KDDI customer data may have leaked through Lifenet Insurance system
22.5kImpact: Possible leak of 22,541 KDDI customer records
Exploitation of a vulnerability in Lifenet Insurance’s KDDI-linked system was found to have potentially exposed 22,541 KDDI customer records. The information concerned includes names, postcodes, telephone numbers, email addresses and member identifiers. Some insurance application functions were also suspended.
Related reports: 2 · last report →
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The email system of Japanese telecoms operator KDDI was hacked, affecting more than 12 million people whose personal data was leaked. Initially, the possible leak of up to 14.22 million customer records was raised, and later the scale of the leak was reported as up to 12.23 million email addresses and 7.61 million passwords. Vulnerabilities in a partner's software and in the internet service delivery system were identified as the starting point of the attack.
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The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.