{
  "id": 14810175,
  "title": "Burger King's Japan operator says 11.18 mil. customer records exposed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/burger-kings-japan-operator-says-11-18-mil-customer-records-exposed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T23:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20261015/p2g/00m/0bu/042000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Burger King Japan operator reveals 11.18 million customer records compromised\n\nThe entity managing Burger King's official smartphone app in Japan announced on Thursday that an unauthorized individual gained access to its server, exposing the personal details of 11.18 million customers. The leaked data encompasses individuals' names, dates of birth, email addresses, phone numbers, and gender. However, BK Japan has not yet verified any fraudulent use of the obtained information and is currently conducting an investigation into the incident.\n\nThe company emphasizes that credit card numbers are not stored on their system, and thus, were not affected by the breach. In recent weeks, a series of data breaches have affected multiple Japanese companies, such as the Times Car car-sharing service, East Japan Railway Co., Yamaha Motor Co., and H.I.S. Co., a major travel agency. Last week, H.I.S. Co. disclosed that customer passport information had been leaked the previous year. The company revealed the potential data breach in February, but required additional time to assess the full scope of the damage.",
  "summary": "TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The operator of the Burger King hamburger chain in Japan on Thursday became the latest company to report a data breach, with 11.18 mi",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}