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Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry exam system breach puts 980,000 people’s data at risk

First reported · Last reported · 21 related reports

Unauthorised access and the installation of malicious files were confirmed on an external online examination management server used by the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Information relating to up to approximately 980,000 people and around 1.97 million examination records may have been leaked, including names, dates of birth, addresses, contact details, pass/fail results and scores. The chamber announced the incident on 10 November, but no actual data leak or misuse has been confirmed.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Potential leak of personal information relating to up to approximately 980,000 people and around 1.97 million examination records
Cause / method
Unauthorised access and installation of malicious files on an external online examination management server
Location
Japan

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Timeline

  1. The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced that a breach of its examination management server may have leaked information relating to up to approximately 980,000 people.
  2. The installation of malicious files and the possible leak of examination candidates’ information, including optionally supplied contact details, became known.

21 related reports

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.