Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. disclosed a physical security incident in which a missing external drive may have exposed private data for up to 10.9 million customer accounts. The drive contained customer names, service location addresses, electricity usage data, and phone numbers, and the company has notified authorities while investigating the loss. #KyushuElectricPower #JapanPersonalInformationProtectionCommission
Keypoints
- Kyushu Electric Power lost an external storage device used for backups.
- The missing drive may affect up to 10.9 million customer accounts.
- The exposed data includes names, addresses, usage data, and telephone numbers.
- No bank account or credit card information was stored on the drive.
- The company reported the incident to police and Japanese authorities.