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BPossible leakOctober 22, 2026 announced

デジタル庁(ホームページ問い合わせフォーム、運営の一部委託先: Studio)Data breach / unauthorized access incident

笹尾 祐太朗の写真Reviewed by Yutaro SasaoWritten by Leak Watch editorial team published ・ updated
Occurred on
September 30, 2026
Announced on
October 22, 2026
Severity
BIncidents centered on names and contact details.
Scale
13,358 records
Main impact
They disclosed that personal information entered into inquiry forms may have been leaked due to unauthorized access to the external service Studio, which was used for part of homepage operations. Affected were people who inquired to デジタル庁HP between 2021年5月〜2023年3月: general opinions/requests up to 8,833 cases, vaccination certificate app–related up to 3,661 cases, recruitment–related up to 250 cases, workshop participation–related up to 462 cases, マイナちゃん costume borrowing–related up to 117 cases, and 35 Studio accounts of staff, totaling up to about 1.3万件 (many names and email addresses were optional so the actual number may be smaller); data items include names, email addresses, and inquiry contents, and in some cases phone numbers, addresses, and affiliations, and whether an actual leak occurred is unknown, with Digital Minister Furukawa requesting a report from Studio.
Information involved
Full nameEmail addressPhone numberHome address
Cause / key point
Unauthorized access to the external service Studio used for part of homepage operations (2026年9月30日〜10月1日; Studio reported this on 10月16日).
Industry
Government & municipal
Listing / capital
Government / public body
Last updated
October 29, 2026

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笹尾 祐太朗の写真

Reviewed byYutaro SasaoFounder & CEO, MediaLeap Inc.

CEO of MediaLeap Inc. Working on both sides of web advertising and web media since 2013; founded the company in May 2025.

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