Confirmed

Hokuriku Electric: about 550,000 Hokulink member email addresses leaked via mail-service breach

Hokuriku Electric said unauthorised access to the email service used by the operator it contracts for Hokulink member emails leaked members' email addresses.

Last updated: 2026-11-09

Overview

The notice says "about 550,000", so the count is left blank. Only email addresses were involved. The intrusion ran October 28-31. The notice does not name the service provider, so no vendor link is recorded.

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. 北陸電力会員サービス「ほくリンク」会員のメールアドレス外部流出について北陸電力株式会社 · 2026-11-09

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