Leakage of Confidential and Personal Information
First written in FY2022. 3 of 5 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 13 of 71 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「If increasingly sophisticated and commonplace cyberattacks, including ransomware, unauthorized external access, system failures, or intentional or accidental leakage, loss, damage or misuse of information by employees occur, the Group may incur compensation costs and higher expenses associated with defending damages claims, as well as suffer an impact on its business and performance from contract cancellations or reduced transactions with business partners, difficulty obtaining new orders and reputational damage.」
The Group continues to identify leakage of confidential and personal information as a low-likelihood, high-impact risk and cites training, rules, IT investment and the information security committee as responses. - 2026-03-09WorsenedGeneral Meetings of Shareholders
「In recent years, cyberattack techniques, including ransomware, have become increasingly sophisticated, and the Group will continue to make active investments in information security in response to technological advances.」
The Company cited the increasing sophistication of cyberattack techniques and stated the need to continue investing in information security. - FY2024-H1RestatedAnnual report
「No new business or other risks arose during the interim consolidated accounting period. There were also no material changes to the business and other risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The Group stated that there were no new occurrences or material changes concerning the risk of confidential or personal information leakage. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「(Likelihood: Low; timing: No specific timing; impact: High)」
The Group continues to address leakage of confidential and personal information as a major risk through training, rules and information security investment. - FY2022First statedAnnual report
「(Likelihood: Low; timing: No specific timing; impact: High)」
Because the Group handles client companies’ confidential information and substantial volumes of personal information, it identifies cyberattacks, system failures and intentional or accidental leaks by employees as major risks.