Kanagawa Prefecture Collected all 9 unknown HDDs No information leaked December 21 17:31
On the 21st, the prefecture collected four hard disks from those who made a successful bid, and all the hard disks that could not be found were recovered, due to the problem that Kanagawa Prefectural Government's hard disk containing a large amount of personal information was exhibited at an online auction and leaked It was announced. He said there was no information leak.
In the problem that 18 hard disks in Kanagawa prefecture containing personal information were sold and sold at an online auction by a former employee of a data erasure company that undertook disposal, 9 hard disks were lost, and the prefecture on 19th, Five were collected from two successful bidders.
According to the prefecture, the remaining four were confirmed by the relevant hard disk because they were contacted by the successful bidder on the morning of the 21st and sent to the prefectural office.
The prefecture handed out a new alternative to the successful bidder, meaning that all nine hard disks that were missing were recovered.
The prefecture determined that none of the original data had been restored, and said no information leaked from the hard disk where it was missing.
Kanagawa Prefecture says, "I would like to thank those who cooperated. We will consider measures to prevent recurrence in the near future."