China News Service, June 23. According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) report, Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan said that the U disk containing the personal information of more than 460,000 people in the city was lost on the 21st, including the names and addresses of all citizens. , date of birth and tax amount.
The city of Amagasaki said that the loss of the USB flash drive was related to a company that had a cooperative relationship with the city.
Entrusted by Amagasaki City, the company is responsible for distributing subsidies to families living in poverty due to the new crown epidemic.
Amagasaki City stated that the staff of the company copied citizens’ information to a USB flash drive without permission for data transfer. After the handover, the data was not deleted. Instead, they took the USB flash drive to the restaurant to drink, and then the package containing the USB flash drive was lost. .
According to the report, on the 22nd, the staff member called the police and reported to Amagasaki City.
Amagasaki City said that due to the password set on the USB flash drive, no personal information has been leaked so far.
The city also apologized and said, "We will thoroughly implement safety management, and once again publicize the importance of personal information protection, raise employees' awareness of the crisis, and do our best to restore trust."