Bukkyo University: a spreadsheet with bank account details of 237 past grantees and vendors was attached by mistake to 92 emails guiding researchers on grants

1. 2021-04-27

   A staff member sent 92 emails guiding researchers who were subject to a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science research grant on administrative procedures. The attached spreadsheet held unrelated personal data, because the document had been made from a file used before. [1]

2. 2021-04-28

   The staff member who noticed the problem asked recipients to delete the emails, sent them again with a corrected file and reported to a superior. [1]

3. 2021-05-07

   It sent apology letters to the people concerned. It reported to the Personal Information Protection Commission and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. [1]

The file held names, vendors, bank names, branch names, account types, account numbers and account holder names of 143 researchers and research staff of the university who were 2011 grantees and 94 vendors. [1]