Personal information leaks have occurred one after another, particularly at major companies. Park24, which operates Times Car, is said to have suffered a leak of up to 6.6 million customer records, including a large number of driver’s license images. It has also been reported that the emergence of AI is undermining the assumptions underlying cyber defense.
In the latest case, Park24’s Times Car, a car-sharing service, is said to have suffered a leak of up to 6.6 million customer records, including approximately 1.6 million driver’s license images. Another case cited is the leak of 10.78 million member records at Yakiniku King.
At Hokkaido-based Seicomart, the member information of approximately 570,000 people became accessible. At Starts Publishing’s OZmall, up to approximately 450,000 records were affected, while approximately 110,000 people were affected at Daiwa Securities. A leak at Nichirei was reported to have been caused by a system failure. First Life Group has been cited as a case involving employee information, with a potential impact on approximately 120,000 people.
Multiple media outlets, including government-affiliated and industry publications, have reported that the number of information leaks involving more than 1 million records reached 10 as of October 2026, compared with 2025, and that 3 leaks involving more than 10 million records occurred in 2026 alone. Increases in cyberattacks have also been reported overseas, with broad-based and indiscriminate attacks said to be on the rise.
The article cites cases in which leaked driver’s license information was used for criminal purposes and reports that procedures for “self-reporting” to credit information agencies and moves toward class-action lawsuits have begun as measures individuals can take to minimize damage.