BOOKOFF October hack exposes information on 6,383,279 members
Member information was leaked from BOOKOFF Corporation’s membership management system between 4 and 6 October 2026, and the company confirmed unauthorised access on 6 October. The breach affected 6,383,279 members, exposing information including names, dates of birth, addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers and password hashes. The company blocked the attack route, individually notified affected members and asked them to change their passwords.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- BOOKOFF Corporation
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- 2026-10-04
- Scale of damage
- Information on 6,383,279 members
- Cause / method
- Unauthorised access to the membership management system
- Location
- Japan
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
Timeline
- Unauthorised access to the membership management system of a BOOKOFF Group Holdings subsidiary and the resulting leak of member information became public.
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