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MUJI Faces Potential Data Leak of Up to 27.26 Million Records via Official App, Former Members Also Affected
Ryohin Keikaku announced on October 30 that customer information may have been leaked externally from MUJI's official app, "MUJI App." Up to approximately 27.26 million records are affected, including informati...
"V NEOBANK" to End V Point Rewards, Launching New Service with Up to 1.5% Cashback
Oct 30, 2026
Binance Temporarily Halts Crypto Deposits and Withdrawals Amid Reports of Suspicious Fund Transfers Potentially Worth Up to ¥900 Billion
Oct 30, 2026
How to Prevent Lithium-Ion Battery Accidents? Safety Measures Explained at Free NITE Seminar on November 18
Oct 29, 2026
"V NEOBANK" to End V Point Rewards, Launching New Service with Up to 1.5% Cashback
Docomo SMTB Net Bank announced on October 30 that it will refresh "V NEOBANK" as "NEOBANK CASH," with services commencing on March 29, 2027. The ...
Binance Temporarily Halts Crypto Deposits and Withdrawals Amid Reports of Suspicious Fund Transfers Potentially Worth Up to ¥900 Billion
On October 29, Binance announced it is investigating potential security issues. According to crypto media outlet The Block, suspicious fund trans...
How to Prevent Lithium-Ion Battery Accidents? Safety Measures Explained at Free NITE Seminar on November 18
Elecom will speak at the "Product Safety Field: NITE Seminar for Fiscal Year 2026," hosted by the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation...
CoMix Wave Films Leverages Dropbox to Streamline Large-Capacity File Sharing in Anime Production
On October 28, Dropbox Japan announced that CoMix Wave Films has leveraged Dropbox Advanced in its animation production workflow to protect intel...
Hololive Rights Infringement: Minor Poster's Parents to Pay Damages
Cover, the company operating the VTuber agency "Hololive Production," announced on October 28 that it had identified an individual who made posts...
Yodobashi Camera to Offer On-the-Spot Cash Refunds for Tax-Free Purchases at 11 Major Stores Starting November 1st
Yodobashi Camera Group announced on October 28th that it will begin operations in line with Japan's new tax free system for foreign visitors, sta...
Don Quijote and 3 Other Companies Announce Potential Customer Data Leak After Ransomware Attack on Watch Repair Contractor
Don Quijote, Nagasakaya, Tachibana Department Store, and UD Retail announced on October 28th that customer information may have been leaked due t...
Unauthorized Access to Yakult Official Website; Impact on Customer Information Under Investigation
Yakult Corporation announced in a notice dated October 26 at 7 PM that it had confirmed unauthorized access to its official website. The company ...
Compete in PC Building Skills in 90 Minutes! MSI "Custom PC Championship 2026 ~The Third Ultimate Showdown~" to be Held on November 21st in Akihabara
MSI will host the "MSI Custom PC Championship 2026 ~The Third Ultimate Showdown~," an event to showcase PC assembly skills, on November 21st at B...
Mos Card: 1.13 Million Data Records Leaked Due to Unauthorized Access at Outsourced Vendor
Value Design and its parent company, PayCloud Holdings, announced on October 23 that 1,424,748 records of ID numbers, PIN numbers, and balance in...
Unauthorized Access Hits and ST HD (Operator of "niko and ...", "GLOBAL WORK", etc.), Potentially Leaking 2.5 Million Customer Records
Major apparel company and ST HD announced on October 23 that approximately 2.5 million customer data items and other information may have been le...
Sagawa Express: Up to 53.23 Million Records Potentially Leaked
On October 23rd, Sagawa Express announced its fifth report regarding unauthorized access to its "Package Tracking Service," stating that potentia...
Mitsui Sumitomo Card Suspends Kazoku no Osaifu App Due to System Maintenance
Mitsui Sumitomo Card announced on its official website that it has been gradually suspending some services due to system maintenance, starting fr...
Huawei Opens Support Hub Offering Same-Day Repairs, Unveiled to Media
Huawei Japan opened its "HUAWEI Official Service Center" on October 23rd, a support hub offering same day repairs for walk in customers, and unve...
Digital Agency: Up to 13,000 Records Potentially Leaked Due to Unauthorized Access to External Service
The Digital Agency announced on October 22nd that personal information entered into inquiry forms may have been leaked due to unauthorized access...
Capcom Reports Data Breach Affecting Over 11.77 Million Customer Records, Unauthorized Access to "CAPCOM ID" and Password Changes
On October 22, Capcom announced that 11,774,247 customer records were leaked globally due to unauthorized access to its online membership service...
Zoom Unveils 'Unified Context Layer,' a New Foundation Connecting Conversations to Task Completion
At its annual customer conference, "Zoomtopia 2026," Zoom announced a new "Unified Context Layer" and a suite of AI features. This initiative aim...
"Existing Finance Doesn't Have Long," Warns JPYC CEO Following Reports of Unauthorized Access to Financial Institutions
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, the issuer of the Japanese Yen stablecoin, posted on X on October 21, citing reports of unauthorized access to finan...
GMO Pepabo's 'Lolipop!' Restarts Suspended Sites, Offers Proprietary Fixes for Older PHP Vulnerabilities
GMO Pepabo's "Lolipop! Rental Server" announced on its official X account on October 22 that it had applied a fix for a critical PHP vulnerabilit...
Osaka University: Personal Data of ~78,000 Leaked; NEC Shared on Cloud Without Contract
Osaka University announced on October 21st that files containing personal information of university affiliates were downloaded by a third party f...
AI-Powered Direct Editing for Word, Excel, PowerPoint: "Office Add-in Feature" Added to "Safe AI Gateway"
SoftCreate announced on October 19 the addition of an "Office Add in Feature" to its enterprise and organizational generative AI service, "Safe A...
Laplace Darkness Posts "To the Perverted Male Otaku," Cover Corp Explains Background Amid Unsolicited Sexual Image Harassment
Sexual harassment targeting a Hololive VTuber has come to light. On October 20, Cover Corp., the agency managing Hololive, explained the circumst...
Unauthorized Access to Car Sensor and Related Services, Up to 3.7 Million Records Potentially Leaked
Recruit announced on October 21st that up to 3,709,551 pieces of personal information may have been leaked due to unauthorized access to its used...
GMO Halts All 'Onamae.com Desktop Cloud' Plans, Potentially Impacting Around 27,000 Servers
GMO Internet announced on October 21st that its "Onamae.com Desktop Cloud" service experienced unauthorized access by a third party. Malicious pr...
4.45 Million Member Records Leaked from Furusato Nozei Site 'Furusato Choice' Due to Unauthorized Access
Trust Bank announced on October 20th that it has confirmed the external leakage of 4,454,097 member records due to unauthorized access to its Fur...
NEC Contractor Hit by Cyberattack, Causing System Outages for Multiple Customers and Leak of Files Including Personal Information
NEC announced on October 20 that a contractor responsible for system development and maintenance suffered a cyberattack, resulting in damage from...
Teikoku Databank Survey: Approximately 15% of Companies 'Unsure' if They've Suffered an Information Leak
Teikoku Databank announced the results of a corporate survey on information leaks on October 19. Including incidents with potential leaks, 14.8% ...
Bic Camera Offers Up to 35% Back with teppay Payments, Starting November 4th
Bic Camera announced on October 20th that it has begun accepting "teppay" code payments at all its stores. Starting November 4th, the company wil...
