A-One Tokyo: its dedicated system was accessed without authorization, and data on customers, applicants and staff leaked

1. 2022-01-01

   No store account could access the dedicated system any more, and at the same time several threatening spam emails about the company reached applicants' email addresses. It consulted the local police. [1] [2]

2. 2022-01-13

   It reported to the Personal Information Protection Commission. [1]

3. 2022-01-24

   It announced the case. [1] [2]

Checks of system logs and more showed that accounts were deleted and data on customers, applicants and staff was taken. The data held in the database on December 31, 2021 is affected: names, ages, genders, phone numbers, email addresses and more, so spam may arrive. In April 2022 the police said they could not continue the investigation because it extended abroad. [1]