TOKYO, May 01 (Pulse News Wire) – Yellow Hat Ltd. (9882.T) reported today a potential data breach affecting up to 3,455,754 members of its subsidiary, 2rinkan Yellow Hat Co., Ltd.
The incident involves unauthorized access to member server data containing personal information such as names, addresses, phone numbers, birthdates, genders, email addresses, membership numbers, app user IDs, passwords, point balances, and vehicle information. An external investigation firm is currently examining the extent of the data leak. The server management company has confirmed evidence of unauthorized data extraction. However, credit card information stored separately was unaffected.
The parent company's customer systems remain secure and unaffected. Yellow Hat Ltd. plans to notify potentially affected customers via phone calls, emails, SMS messages, and letters once preparations are complete. The company has also filed a report with the Personal Information Protection Commission and submitted a complaint to the police, cooperating with ongoing investigations.
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