Fukuchiyama City: one mail account of its fire department was accessed without authorization, and a flood of spam delayed the department's outgoing mail

1. 2021-01-13

   From this day until the 14th, one mail account the fire department uses was accessed without authorization, and spam may have been sent from it. [1] [2]

2. 2021-01-14

   A large number of messages queued up and delayed mail sent from the fire department. The city stopped the account so that no more spam could be sent. [1] [2]

3. 2021-01-15

   The city disclosed the case. [1] [2]

The city asked people to delete, unopened, mail received from the address postmaster@city.fukuchiyama.kyoto.jp on January 13 and 14. [1] [2]