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Japan Digital Agency Reports 246,000 Personal Records Exposed

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC · How we work

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Japan’s Digital Agency announced unauthorized access exposed about 246,000 personal records.
The breach was detected on June 25 when a maintenance account accessed Government Solution Service network.
Investigators said an external party exploited a VPN vulnerability to enter the system.
The leak revealed about 236,000 names, 231,000 emails, 94,000 phone numbers and 1,000 addresses.
Agency confirmed My Number IDs and bank details were not leaked and no misuse is known.

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Japan’s Digital Agency announced unauthorized access exposed about 246,000 personal records.
The breach was detected on June 25 when a maintenance account accessed Government Solution Service network.
Investigators said an external party exploited a VPN vulnerability to enter the system.
The leak revealed about 236,000 names, 231,000 emails, 94,000 phone numbers and 1,000 addresses.
Agency confirmed My Number IDs and bank details were not leaked and no misuse is known.