Officials in the Japanese city of Amagasaki are facing an enormous headache after a worker lost a USB stick containing the personal data of all of its 460,000 residents during a night on the town.
A Japanese city has been left with more than a headache after admitting a contractor lost a USB containing personal data on all of its 460,000 residents during a night on the town.It included tax and bank account information and other personal information of all the city's residentsA spokesperson for the western city of Amagasaki said on Thursday that a private contractor, whose name has not been disclosed, was carrying the memory stick during drinks after work.
But the man, who was working on a municipal pandemic relief programme, lost the bag containing the USB on Tuesday evening. "We deeply regret that we have profoundly harmed the public's trust in the administration of the city," the Amagasaki official told a press conference.It included the names, genders, addresses, birthdays and other personal information of all the city's residents, as well as tax data and bank account information on some locals, the spokesperson said.
But there may be a silver lining, as the city says the data was encrypted and the USB locked with a password.The loss has been reported to police, who are investigating.
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