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240,000 Hit by Data Breach at Japan’s Digital Agency

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240,000 Hit by Data Breach at Japan’s Digital Agency

Hackers exploited a vulnerability in a virtual private network (VPN) product to compromise personal information belonging to approximately 240,000 individuals at Japan's Digital Agency. The breach exposed sensitive data through the VPN security flaw.

Why it matters: Organizations using the affected VPN product and Japanese government agencies face immediate exposure of employee and citizen personal information; practitioners should identify and patch the VPN vulnerability to prevent further unauthorized access.

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