240,000 hit by data breach at Japan's Digital Agency

Japan's Digital Agency disclosed a personal data leak affecting about 240,000 people. Attackers accessed the Government Solution Service through a support employee's account by exploiting a VPN product flaw. More than 246,000 records with names, addresses, emails and phones were compromised.

• Leak affected data of about 240,000 people
• More than 246,000 records compromised
• Access gained via employee account and VPN vulnerability
• ID numbers and financial data were not affected