Japan tightens ID verification after wave of data breaches

Japan's Financial Services Agency on 9 October urged banks to adopt chip-enabled passports and MyNumber cards for customer verification instead of driving licences. The move follows a string of cyberattacks, with JR East saying about 1.67 million customer email addresses may have been exposed.

• FSA urged banks to use chip-based passports and MyNumber cards instead of licences
• JR East says roughly 1.67 million customer email addresses may have been stolen
• Incidents hit Lawson, hospitals, government offices and transport firms
• Officials called the situation a 'state of emergency in cyberspace'