Yokohama City: documents with the names, infection routes and more of 165 COVID-19 patients were mistakenly faxed to 28 media outlets

A wrong document faxed to 28 media outlets contained patients' names, wards, onset dates and suspected infection routes.

Disclosed

2021-07-11

Organizations involved

Leaked or at risk

Unknown

Downtime

Unknown

What happened

2021-07-11 16:30
Around this time, a wrong document was faxed to 28 media outlets. [1]
2021-07-11 16:45
The mistake was noticed. The content had not been checked by several people before sending. [1]

Epidemiological information on 165 COVID-19 patients, including names, wards, onset dates, suspected infection routes and group names. [1]

[Breached][Major]Kanagawa, Yokohama, NakaMunicipality165 leaked
City of Yokohama

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City of Yokohama	[Breached]	[Major]	Kanagawa, Yokohama, Naka	Municipality	165