Personal Information Leaks and Misuse
First written in FY2022. 1 of 3 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2024.
Elements moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2025, 1 year before the typical company in this theme (2026).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 7 of 61 companies on the "Worse" side.
10 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「Although the Group does not currently provide such services, if it provides a service to detect unauthorized use across businesses or an authentication service in the future, it may provide third parties with personal information obtained from businesses.」
In addition to the previously identified risks of leakage from the Group or its outsourced service providers and unauthorized access, the disclosure explicitly identifies the possibility of providing personal information to third parties in connection with future cross-business services, broadening the scope of data handling. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「However, if personal information were to leak from the Group or its outsourced service providers due to natural disasters, accidents, malicious external unauthorized access, or the intentional or negligent leakage, loss, alteration, or unauthorized use of customer information internally, this could result in reputational damage or losses from damages claims, affecting the Group's business, financial position, and operating results.」
The annual report reconfirms the risks of personal information leakage and unauthorized use by the Group and its outsourced service providers, including the data covered and the management of service providers. - FY2022First statedAnnual report
「If personal information were to leak from the Group or its outsourced service providers, this could result in reputational damage or losses from damages claims, affecting the Group's business, financial position, and operating results.」
The risk of information leakage associated with handling identity verification information, facial images, addresses, location data, purchasing information, and other data.