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1.25 million affected by national pension hack

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The national pension system has been hacked, leading to 1.25 million cases of personal data being leaked, the Japan Pension Service announced June 1.

In a scandal reminiscent of the botched handling of pension records about a decade ago, pension IDs, names, addresses and birth dates have been stolen through illicit access to pension workers' personal computers, fund officials said. (The Japan Times)

年金情報125万件が流出

年金の保険料徴収などを担う日本年金機構が不正アクセスを受け、情報が流失した。

The Japan Times ST: June 12, 2015