Istanbul (ANTARA) - Japan\u2019s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that\nunauthorised access to its systems may have put around 3,600 records\ncontaining personal information, including names and email addresses, at\nrisk.<\/p>\n
According to the Nikkei newspaper, about 900 of the affected records\nbelonged to people outside the ministry.<\/p>\n
The ministry detected the security breach on Wednesday and\nimmediately took steps to block further access and revoke authentication\ncredentials.<\/p>\n
An investigation found that personal information may have been leaked\nto third parties, although officials believe no highly classified data\nwas affected.<\/p>\n
Passport systems and travel advisory services were not affected by\nthe incident.<\/p>\n
The ministry pledged to strengthen its cyber security measures to\nprevent similar incidents in the future.<\/p>\n
Separately, All Nippon Airways (ANA) said on Friday that personal\ndata, including passport numbers, belonging to around 37,800 customers\nhad been leaked after unauthorised access to a contractor\u2019s passenger\nservices system, according to Kyodo News.<\/p>\n
Ryohin Keikaku, operator of the Muji retail chain, also disclosed\nthat up to 27.26 million customer records may have been exposed through\nunauthorised access to its official app. However, the company said names\nand credit card information were not affected.<\/p>\n
The incidents come amid a growing number of cyber security breaches\naffecting companies in Japan.<\/p>\n
According to data compiled from reports to Japan\u2019s government\nPersonal Information Protection Commission, as reported by The Japan\nNews on Friday, personal information belonging to around 260 million\npeople was affected between April and mid-October.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/japans-foreign-ministry-reports-data-breach-affecting-3-600-records-1793364873", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }