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Japan's STEPGOLF breach may have exposed personal data and facial photos

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Unauthorized access to Japan's STEPGOLF business and reservation systems was found to be highly likely to have resulted in the leak of database backups and other data containing personal information on members and free trial applicants. A second notice on November 10 identified 114,605 personal information records as potentially affected, with about 107,000 facial photos and about 12,000 bank account records subsequently included. The data may include names, addresses, phone numbers, lesson records, and unencrypted bank account information, and the actual number of leaked records remains under investigation.

Key facts

Affected organization
STEPGOLF
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Potential leak of 114,605 personal information records, about 107,000 facial photos, and about 12,000 bank account records
Cause / method
Unauthorized access to business and reservation systems, potentially resulting in the external leak of database backups and other data
Location
Japan

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Timeline

  1. STEPGOLF announced unauthorized access to its business and reservation systems and a possible leak of database backups, identifying up to 215,000 registration records as potentially affected.
  2. In its second notice, STEPGOLF said that 114,605 personal information records, facial photos, bank account information, and other data were potentially affected.
  3. About 107,000 facial photos and about 12,000 bank account records were also reported to be potentially exposed.
  4. Personal information, including that of former members, was reported to be highly likely to have leaked, with the actual scope of the leak still under investigation.

19 related reports

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