Confirmed

Nakabayashi: data of 1,826 graduate applicants leaked via ApplyNow platform breach

Nakabayashi announced on October 6 that ApplyNow, used for 2020-2023 graduate hiring, reported on October 5 that unauthorised access had leaked applicant data.

Last updated: 2026-11-09

Overview

1,826 records: names, addresses, emails, phones, birth dates, gender and occupation. Video data not included. Cause: vulnerability in an analytics tool.

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. 採用管理プラットフォーム「ApplyNow」への不正アクセスに伴う個人情報漏えいに関するお知らせとお詫びナカバヤシ株式会社 · 2026-11-09

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