Sophia University: a file with data on all 13,949 regular students was emailed by mistake to three overseas partner schools

1. 2024-05-16

   The Center for Global Education sent the participant list of a short-term program to contacts at three overseas partner schools without deleting the master data sheet that held information on all regular students. [1]

2. 2024-06-07

   While preparing a participant list for another program, the center found a file with the master data still in it and realized the mistake. It asked the recipients to delete the data and confirmed deletion. [1]

3. 2024-06-26

   It announced the case, saying it had no reports of harm. [1] [2]

The data of 13,949 people included student numbers, faculties and departments, years, names, birth dates and nationalities. The recipients were three contacts at three overseas partner schools. All students were told by email with an apology and explanation. [1]