Dai-ichi Life Group announced on the 2nd that its employee human resources system suffered unauthorized access, and the personal information of about 120,000 employees, including former employees, may have leaked. Of these, about 70,000 are former employees, whose names, addresses, phone numbers and other data may have been exposed. The company detected the unauthorized access on September 24 and temporarily shut down the system. The company 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 causing enormous worry and inconvenience."
Daiichi Life Group. Inc.Employee HR system suffered unauthorized access, potentially leaking personal data of about 120,000 employees, prompting investigation and apology.
