Daikin Industries: a third-tier subcontractor worker downloaded about 22,000 supplier contact records

1. 2023-12-24

   It detected unauthorized downloads by a worker at a company contracted by NEC, which was subcontracted by its contractor Daikin Information Systems (a third-tier subcontractor). It collected all of the worker's devices and examined them. [1]

2. 2024-02-16

   It finished the detailed investigation and announced the case. No trace of leakage from the worker to third parties was found, and no secondary harm was confirmed. [1] [2]

The downloaded data was the names, addresses, phone numbers and bank transfer details of supplier contacts of Daikin Industries and its domestic affiliates, about 22,000 records. It gave the worker's private-purpose download as the cause. [1]