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Kochi City recruitment video interview breach exposes 1,464 applicants’ data

First reported · Last reported · 9 related reports

Unauthorised access to an outsourced video interview system used for Kochi City’s staff recruitment examinations in Japan exposed the personal information of 1,464 applicants. Kochi City disclosed the breach approximately two months after receiving a report from the contracted system provider. The city explained that it had been awaiting the final report.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Kochi City
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Personal information of 1,464 applicants for staff recruitment examinations
Cause / method
Unauthorised access to an outsourced video interview system
Location
Japan

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Timeline

  1. It was disclosed that personal information of applicants for Kochi City’s staff recruitment examinations had leaked from an outsourced video interview service.
  2. It emerged that 1,464 people were affected and that Kochi City had disclosed the breach approximately two months after receiving the report.
  3. Kochi City’s delay in disclosing the breach and the contractor’s responsibility to provide an explanation were raised as issues.

9 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.