JNTO: a settings flaw in an outside cloud information system left 49,774 items on supporting organizations, members and contacts open to third parties

1. 2015-08-25

   From this day, a setting of the cloud information system run outside the agency let third parties reach its data. [2]

2. 2021-01-12

   It became clear that part of the data could be reached by third parties. [1] [2]

3. 2021-01-21

   The agency disclosed the case. [2]

4. 2021-01-22

   It finished changing the settings to keep third parties out. [1]

The data that may have been accessed came to 49,774 items, including information on supporting organizations, members and their contacts. It held no bank account or credit card numbers of companies or individuals and no personal ID documents, and no damage had been found. [1] [2]

Nikkei xTECH found through its own inquiry that the system uses a Salesforce service. [2]