It turned out that the personal information of nearly 5,000 people who applied to visit nuclear fuel cycle facilities, such as the spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, may have been leaked. , We will contact the people who applied for the inspection in order to explain and apologize.
According to Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd., the operator of the nuclear fuel cycle facility, on the 19th of last month, a computer of a group company entrusted with the work of accepting people and groups visiting for inspection was illegally accessed and infected with a virus. I understand
After that, it was found that the computer was infected with a virus as of June 10, last year, so during the eight months before the infection was discovered, the countries, local governments, and news organizations that applied for inspection It is possible that the personal information of a total of 4,982 people, including those involved, was leaked to the outside.
The information that may have been leaked includes addresses, names, phone numbers, and copies of certificates such as driver's licenses and My Number cards.
According to Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd., so far there is no information about damage such as misuse of personal information, but in the future, we will contact the people and organizations who have visited and explain the circumstances. It means to apologize.
A person in charge of Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited said, "We deeply apologize for causing a great deal of inconvenience and concern to customers whose personal information may have been leaked. We will strive to investigate the cause and thoroughly prevent recurrence." I was talking to