Disaster Info Service Halted in Parts of Japan over Data Breach Fears
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Disaster info service halted in parts of Japan over data breach fears
The communications ministry said Wednesday disaster information services have been halted in parts of Japan amid fears of a personal data breach due to unauthorized access to a service provider's system.
This website is available on Cedarnews.net. To learn more about the latest news and disaster prevention, visit us. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced on the 14th that 110 municipalities have reported concerns about information leaks and the suspension of disaster prevention email distribution due to unauthorized access by a third party to Arcadia (Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture), a service provider that distributes disas…
In Japan, the alleged hacker attack paralysed the work of Arcadia, Inc., a company that collects data on natural disasters, contracted by the Government of Japan to collect and disseminate operational information from local governments, transmits TASS. Information to Arcadia, Inc. handed over 875 local authorities, many of which interrupted contact due to the threat of leakage of personal information. At worst, the perpetrators could have stolen…
Amid a series of unauthorized access incidents across Japan, the system operator for distributing disaster prevention weather information in Takaoka City and Nyuzen Town, Toyama Prefecture, has been subjected to unauthorized access, resulting in the suspension of distribution. According to the Takaoka City Crisis Management Division, shortly before 11:00 AM on the 13th, Arcadia, headquartered in Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, which operates the s…
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