Cabinet Office of Japan security incident history
Hacking, data breaches and other security incidents involving Cabinet Office of Japan, with related coverage.
Japan’s Cabinet Office Okinawa project: possible data leak affecting 5,973 entrants
6KImpact: Possible exposure of personal information belonging to 5,973 contest entrants
A rented server used by a subcontractor for the Japanese Cabinet Office’s OKINAWA41 promotional project for Okinawa was accessed without authorization through malware. It was disclosed that phone numbers, email addresses and some submitted images belonging to 5,973 contest entrants may have been leaked.
Related reports: 7 · last report →About 62,000 email addresses of Japan Cabinet Office newsletter users leaked
↳ Knock-on damage from the Arara incident · View original incident62KImpact: About 62,000 email addresses of newsletter users
Arara, the company contracted to distribute newsletters for Japan’s Cabinet Office, suffered unauthorized access, resulting in the leak of about 62,000 user email addresses. Other personal information, including names and occupations, may also have been leaked.
Related reports: 18 · last report →