Possible data leak affects about 16,000 users of Matsue's official LINE account
Unauthorised access to a partner company of Matsue, in Japan's Shimane Prefecture, raised concerns that the account names and images of approximately 16,000 users of the city's official LINE account may have been leaked. Users were advised to be alert to suspicious communications.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- City of Matsue
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Possible exposure of account names and images belonging to approximately 16,000 users
- Cause / method
- Unauthorised access to a partner company handling the city's official LINE account
- Location
- Japan
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Timeline
- The possible leak of account names and images of users of Matsue's official LINE account became known, and users were advised to be alert to suspicious communications.
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