Yomiuri Giants fan club leak exposes 807,030 email addresses
On November 12, the membership information management system for CLUB GIANTS, the Yomiuri Giants' official fan club, was attacked for about six hours, exposing 807,030 email addresses. The club discovered the incident after experiencing insufficient server capacity and access problems and is investigating whether other membership information was leaked. The system did not store credit card information, and no misuse was reported.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Yomiuri Giants
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- 2026-11-12
- Scale of damage
- 807,030 fan club member email addresses
- Cause / method
- A cyberattack on the fan club's membership information management system
- Location
- Japan
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Timeline
- The fan club's membership information management system was attacked from 3 a.m. to 9 a.m.
- The leak of 807,030 email addresses was disclosed, and an investigation was underway into whether other membership information had also been leaked.
- It was reported that the club did not store credit card information in the system and that no misuse had been reported.
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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.