240,000 Hit by Data Breach at Japan’s Digital Agency
Japan's Digital Agency says hackers exploited a VPN flaw and a maintenance account to steal ~246,000 records on 240,000 people.
Japan's Digital Agency disclosed a breach of its Government Solution Service (GSS) affecting roughly 240,000 individuals, discovered in late June. Attackers exploited a publicly disclosed vulnerability in a VPN product and used a maintenance and operations employee's account to access over 246,000 records, including names (~236,000), email addresses (~231,000), phone numbers (~94,000), and addresses (~1,000). The agency blocked external access to the affected server, suspended the account, and said no ID numbers or financial account data were compromised.
- ~246,000 records on ~240,000 GSS users, officials and businesses accessed
- Publicly disclosed VPN product vulnerability exploited as entry point
- Maintenance employee's account used to access files
- Server access blocked and compromised account suspended
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