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Nikkei reports third data breach in about a month, exposing 1.83 million records
Nikkei has disclosed a new data breach that exposed 1.83 million personal information records, marking the third such disclosure in about a month, according to BleepingComputer.
Scale of the newly disclosed incident
The newly disclosed incident exposed 1.83 million personal information records, according to BleepingComputer.
A data breach is an incident in which data leaves an organisation without permission, and this one involves personal information held by Nikkei.
Repeated disclosures within weeks
This is the third disclosure of its kind in about a month, placing it within a short run of incidents reported at the company.
The account rests on a single outlet, so the details of the earlier two incidents and the full extent of this one should be read as BleepingComputer's account.
Open questions
- How and by whom were the 1.83 million records accessed?
- Which categories of personal information do the exposed records contain?