AFPJune 1, 2015, 6:30 pmTokyo (AFP) - Japan's pension service said Monday it suffered a hack attack that led to 1.25 million cases of personal data being leaked.
An employee opened an e-mail with a virus, triggering the release of client names, pension account numbers, birth dates and addresses, it said, adding that the breach was discovered last week.
"We have contacted police to investigate the matter," Toichiro Mizushima, president of Japan Pension Service, told a press briefing in Tokyo.
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Japan's pension system hacked with 1.25 mn personal data leaks
+54+54Graham Cluley - July 7th, 2015
Toichiro Mizhushima, president of the Japan Pension Service, apologised for the data breach, explaining that it occurred after an attacker targeted staff computers with a malware-laced email.
The Japan Times reports that pension employees were duped into opening a boobytrapped file attached to an email with the subject “Regarding the Review of the Employee’s Pension Fund (Draft)”.
The hot story of the data leak rapidly became the top story on TV news reports.
So far, so bad. But it gets worse.
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Toichiro Mizhushima, president of the Japan Pension Service, apologised for the data breach, explaining that it occurred after an attacker targeted staff computers with a malware-laced email.
The Japan Times reports that pension employees were duped into opening a boobytrapped file attached to an email with the subject “Regarding the Review of the Employee’s Pension Fund (Draft)”.
The hot story of the data leak rapidly became the top story on TV news reports.
So far, so bad. But it gets worse.
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