Investigating

Chiba Pref.: biodiversity-center site intrusion may have exposed survey-member personal data

Possible data leak: Unauthorized access to the biodiversity-center “survey club” pages was flagged via prefectural police and disclosed Sep 1, 2026. Data for 1,963 members were stored; no confirmed leakage yet; investigation ongoing.

Last updated: 2026-11-09

Overview

1,963 is the stored membership size, not a confirmed leak count → blank.

Timeline

  1. Occurred
  2. Discovered
  3. Disclosed

Organization response

Per the notice, the organisation investigated and contained the incident, notified individuals and offered monitoring or protective resources.

What you can do

Be wary of emails, SMS or calls impersonating the organisation; do not open links or attachments or enter passwords or card details. Change reused passwords on other services.

Sources

  1. 生物多様性センターホームページへの不正アクセスについて千葉県 · 2026-11-09

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