Confirmed

Kitakyushu City: data of 4,135 teacher-exam applicants became viewable via flawed disclosure file

A March 2026 teacher-exam FOI electronic file had a flaw allowing personal data to be viewed with certain operations; noticed April 20 and disclosed April 24.

Last updated: 2026-11-09

Overview

4,135 people (5,217 entry-rows with duplicates not used as the count). Exam number, name, age and sex.

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. 【重要】教員採用試験受験申込者の個人情報の流出に関するお詫びとお知らせ北九州市 · 2026-11-09

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