Digital AgencyNational qualification system

1MinorNo leakAnnounced

Names and affiliations of 150 people were sent to another ministry by mistake. No onward transfer was found and the data was deleted.

This incident was imported from a dataset that compiles public announcements, and we are still checking it against the sources. Counts and causes will be updated after the check. Sources are in Japanese.

Cause
Sent to the wrong person
Sector
Public sector
Operational impact
None

Data involved

DataStatusCountGroupEvidence
NameNo leak found150 people—Source(opens in a new tab)

Counts are the figures the organization announced. Because the same person may be counted more than once, we do not add the rows together.

What users should do

  • Watch for emails and texts pretending to be the company

General steps based on the type of data involved. Check the organization’s notice or help line to see whether you are affected.

Sources

  1. 職員の個人情報の漏えいについてwww.digital.go.jp(opens in a new tab)