- A contractor misplaced a USB drive with the personal information; of 4,60,000 residents in Amagasaki, Japan.
- It had all of the city’s citizens’ names, gender, addresses, birthdays and other personal information.
- The city claims the data was in an encryption and password locked.
Japan City Contactor Loses Pen Drive With 4.6 Lakh Residents Data. A Japanese city has more than just a headache after admitting that a contractor lost a USB drive; with the personal information of 4,60,000 inhabitants after a night out. An unidentified private contractor from Japan’s western city of Amagasaki was seen; Thursday evening leaving for drinks carrying memory sticks in a bag. However, he discovered he had misplaced his suitcase on Tuesday night; while assisting a local pandemic relief effort.
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“We really regret that we have badly affected the public’s faith; in the administration of the city,” an Amagasaki official told.
The data was copied onto the USB to make it simpler to send it to a contact centre; in the nearby city of Osaka.
According to the local government, it had data on every resident of the city; including names, genders, addresses, birthdays, and other private information.
It also contained some residents’ tax and bank account information.
The city asserts that the data was in encryption and the USB was password-locked; so there may be some good news.
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