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Daiwa Securities Says 220,000 Customer Records May Have Leaked

Daiwa Securities said on October 5 that about 220,000 records containing customer personal information may have been leaked following unauthorized access to a contractor that manages online customer inquiries. (News On Japan)

Daiwa Securities disclosed on October 5 that approximately 220,000 customer records potentially containing personal information may have been leaked due to unauthorized access to a contractor managing online customer inquiries between October 2 and 3. The exposed data included names and securities account numbers for around 110,000 customers, or 220,000 individual records.

The leaked information is deemed unusable for online trading or accessing customers' accounts. Daiwa Securities has not found evidence of misuse of the potentially leaked data.

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