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Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry exam system breach may expose 980,000 people’s data

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Unauthorized access and the installation of malicious files were confirmed on an external online exam management server used by the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Information on up to approximately 980,000 people and around 1.97 million exam records may have been leaked, including names, dates of birth, addresses, contact details, pass/fail results, and scores. The chamber announced the incident on November 10, but no actual data leak or misuse has been confirmed.

Key facts

Affected organization
Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Potential leak of personal information on up to approximately 980,000 people and around 1.97 million exam records
Cause / method
Unauthorized access and installation of malicious files on an external online exam management server
Location
Japan

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Timeline

  1. The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced that a breach of its exam management server may have leaked information on up to approximately 980,000 people.
  2. The installation of malicious files and the possible leak of exam candidates’ information, including optionally provided contact details, became known.

21 related reports

The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organization’s official statements for accurate details.