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Yakiniku King BBQ chain says over 10 mil customer records leaked
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Yakiniku King BBQ chain says over 10 mil customer records leaked

A major Japanese barbecue chain, Yakiniku King operated by Monogatari Corp, disclosed that over 10 million customer records were leaked due to unauthorized access to its reservation and reward app system. The breach exposed sensitive information including email addresses, phone numbers, and app registration details, though no confirmed misuse of the data has been reported. The company is investigating the incident, which was discovered on Friday, and is advising customers to remain vigilant against potential fraud using the stolen data. This follows a broader trend of data breaches in Japan, with other companies like Times Car, Yamato Transport, Sagawa Express, and Daiwa Securities also announcing similar incidents involving customer information exposure.

Yakiniku King BBQ chain says over 10 million customer records leaked Monogatari Corp, operator of the Yakiniku King restaurant chain, announced Monday that more than 10 million pieces of customer information were exposed after unauthorized access to the system supporting its reservation and reward app. The data included email addresses, phone numbers, names, and membership numbers. Payment details such as credit card information were not retained by the company. The breach was detected on Friday, and the company is currently investigating the incident. Customers are advised to remain vigilant against potential fraud using the leaked data. The incident follows a series of data leak disclosures by Japanese companies. Some 1.6 million images of driver’s licenses from the Times Car car-sharing service were leaked, while delivery firms Yamato Transport Co and Sagawa Express Co reported possible exposure of customer names and addresses. Daiwa Securities Group Inc disclosed that data on approximately 110,000 customers may have been compromised due to unauthorized access to a server managed by a contractor. The breach occurred between Friday evening and Saturday morning, affecting both personal and non-personal information. The company noted that inquiries stored on the server could involve up to 220,000 data points.

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Daiwa Securities says info on 110,000 clients may have been leaked

Daiwa Securities, a Japanese brokerage firm, reported that personal information of approximately 110,000 clients may have been compromised due to a cybersecurity breach involving the servers of an external vendor. The incident occurred when the vendor's systems were hacked, potentially exposing sensitive client data. The company has not yet provided further details on the extent of the breach or the specific data affected. Such incidents raise concerns about data security and privacy protections in financial services.

Bias read (Center): The article presents a factual report on a corporate cybersecurity incident without overtly criticizing or praising any political entity, party, or ideology. It focuses on the technical cause of the breach and does not frame the issue through a political lens. As such, the framing remains neutral.

Why factuality: no official source document/info detected

Why objectivity (90): The article presents the situation in a neutral manner, using cautious language such as 'may have been leaked' and attributing the issue to an external vendor. It avoids taking sides or making speculative claims beyond what is reported.

Japan Today logoJapan TodayIndependentCenter9 hr. ago
Yakiniku King BBQ chain says over 10 mil customer records leaked

A major Japanese barbecue chain, Yakiniku King operated by Monogatari Corp, disclosed that over 10 million customer records were leaked due to unauthorized access to its reservation and reward app system. The breach exposed sensitive information including email addresses, phone numbers, and app registration details, though no confirmed misuse of the data has been reported. The company is investigating the incident, which was discovered on Friday, and is advising customers to remain vigilant against potential fraud using the stolen data. This follows a broader trend of data breaches in Japan, with other companies like Times Car, Yamato Transport, Sagawa Express, and Daiwa Securities also announcing similar incidents involving customer information exposure.

Bias read (Center): The article presents a factual report on a corporate data breach without overtly criticizing or praising any political entity, party, or ideology. While data privacy is a politically sensitive issue, the focus remains on the corporate responsibility and cybersecurity implications rather than takinga

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