Dai-ichi Life Group announced on the 2nd that its employee human resources system suffered unauthorized access, and the personal information of approximately 120,000 employees, including former employees, may have been leaked. About 70,000 of those affected are former employees, whose names, addresses, phone numbers and other data may have been compromised. The company detected the unauthorized access on September 24 and temporarily shut down the system. It is investigating the cause in cooperation with outside experts, and says no misuse of personal information or secondary harm has been confirmed at this point. The company commented, "We deeply apologize for the great concern and inconvenience this has caused."
Daiichi Life Group. Inc.Unauthorized access to its employee HR system may have leaked personal data of about 120,000 employees, prompting investigation and potential legal/regulatory fallout.
