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MHLW: lost minimum-wage survey forms may have exposed personal data on 339 people (gross)

Minimum-wage basic-survey forms went missing in transit; possible exposure of establishment and worker-related fields totaling a gross 339 people was disclosed Aug 28, 2026.

Last updated: 2026-11-09

Overview

339 people (gross).

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. 令和8年最低賃金に関する基礎調査の調査票の紛失及び個人情報の漏えいのおそれについて厚生労働省 · 2026-11-09

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