Confirmed

Digital Agency: login-history file sent to another ministry wrongly included data on 150 licensing-body staff

On July 6, 2026 a National Qualifications system login-history file sent to another ministry wrongly included name, user ID and affiliation codes for 150 staff of other licensing bodies due to ambiguous procedure wording; recipient did not forward and deleted it; disclosed Aug 7.

Last updated: 2026-11-09

Overview

150 people.

Timeline

2026-07-06Occurred
2026-07-06Discovered
2026-08-07Disclosed

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

職員の個人情報の漏えいについてデジタル庁 · 2026-11-09

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