Nikkei Inc. disclosed that hackers used stolen credentials to access a development system on October 7, exposing 1.83 million personal data records stored in the cloud. The company said 150,000 records contained identifiable details such as names, emails, addresses, phone numbers or birthdates, while the remaining 1.68 million held no identifying information and no credit card data was exposed. Nikkei revoked the compromised credentials, notified Japan's Personal Information Protection Commission on October 11, and said it has found no evidence of misuse or system tampering so far.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-10-19
South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission has enacted rules allowing fines of up to 10% of a company's annual revenue for major data leaks caused by intent or gross negligence, up from the previous 3% cap. The new rules, effective Friday, apply when 10 million or more people's data is exposed, and also require firms to notify users within 72 hours even if a breach is only suspected. The heightened penalty targets repeat offenders within three years or firms that ignore corrective orders and are subsequently breached.
koreajoongangdaily.com
· 2026-09-18
DuckDuckGo's new survey of nearly 2,000 U.S. adults found that almost a third of respondents have confided something to an AI chatbot they wouldn't tell friends, family or doctors, with the figure jumping to 56% among self-identified AI enthusiasts. The survey also found that most respondents didn't know chatbot conversations are typically used for training by default, and only a quarter knew such chats could be subpoenaed by law enforcement.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-08-25
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