Personal data of 475 participants in Tokyo gov't event leaked via app
TOKYO -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced Nov. 10 that the personal information of 475 people who took part in its Tokyo Green Biz Walk eve
Tokyo Metropolitan Government disclosed on November 10 that the personal data of 475 attendees of the Tokyo Green Biz Walk event has been compromised. The Office of the Governor for Policy Planning reported that participants were obligated to download an exclusive app from Sumitomo Life Insurance Co., a collaborator of the event.
The stolen information encompassed the kanji and katakana names of 460 individuals, their birthdates, app membership identifiers, and the phone numbers and email addresses of 15 people. The breach transpired following unauthorized access to the app's information management system, which was outsourced to NTT Data Japan Corp. Sumitomo Life is contacting the impacted participants via email.
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