JR Kyushu said unauthorized access may have exposed up to 1.3 million email addresses belonging to its website members. The incident affected a cloud service operated by IDCF, a SoftBank subsidiary. JR Kyushu’s email newsletter service was unavailable following the incident. The company said names, addresses, telephone numbers, credit-card details and newsletter contents were not among the information at risk. It plans to send apology emails to affected members once preparations are complete. Source: TNC News / KBC News
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