KDDI customer data may have leaked through Lifenet Insurance system
Exploitation of a vulnerability in Lifenet Insurance’s KDDI-linked system was found to have potentially exposed 22,541 KDDI customer records. The information concerned includes names, postal codes, phone numbers, email addresses and member identifiers. Some insurance application functions were also suspended.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Lifenet Insurance
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Possible leak of 22,541 KDDI customer records
- Cause / method
- Exploitation of a vulnerability in the KDDI-linked system
- Location
- Japan
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Timeline
- A breach of Lifenet Insurance’s linked system was reported to have potentially exposed 22,541 KDDI customer records and led to the suspension of some insurance application functions.
Also affected by this incident
Up to 22,541 KDDI customer records may have leaked
↳ Knock-on damage from the Lifenet Insurance incident · View original incident22.5KImpact: Possible leak of up to 22,541 customer records
Unauthorized access to Lifenet Insurance's system linked to KDDI led to the confirmed possibility that up to 22,541 KDDI customer records leaked. The data concerned includes names, postal codes, phone numbers, email addresses and member IDs, plus gender and date of birth for some customers. The two companies blocked the access route and suspended some functions, such as accepting applications for au Life Insurance.
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