Nara reports leak of about 1,600 email addresses linked to My Number cards
The City of Nara announced that unauthorised access to an external email delivery provider for its My Number card collection appointment system had exposed about 1,600 user email addresses. The affected addresses belonged to users who booked card collection appointments for July to October 2026. The announcement confirmed damage from an October breach of an external service, and the contractor is investigating the scope of the impact and other details.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- City of Nara
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- 2026-10-28
- Scale of damage
- About 1,600 email addresses
- Cause / method
- Unauthorised access
- Location
- Japan
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Timeline
- The leak of about 1,600 email addresses through unauthorised access related to My Number cards was disclosed.
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