Millions of Japanese Records Exposed as 20+ Firms Report Breaches

More than 20 major Japanese companies have disclosed cyber incidents in recent months, exposing millions of customer records. About 6.6 million Times Car accounts were affected, including 1.6 million documents with driver's-license images, while Lawson reported 2.15 million records and JR East 1.67 million emails. A breach at a SoftBank-linked cloud provider spread fallout across nearly 500 organizations.

• Times Car: about 6.6 million accounts and 1.6 million documents affected
• Lawson: roughly 2.15 million customer records illegally accessed
• JR East: about 1.67 million Eki-net email addresses exposed
• SoftBank-linked provider breach hit nearly 500 organizations