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SSSLeak confirmedJune 23, 2026 announced

KDDI(ISP事業者向けメール基盤)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
June 23, 2026
Announced on
June 23, 2026
Severity
SSSIrrecoverable cascades affecting social functions, e.g. credential leaks at a ten-million scale.
Scale
12,231,954 people
Main impact
Unauthorized access to a shared email platform for ISP operators used by @nifty, BIGLOBE, J:COM, etc., was confirmed to have resulted in the leakage of 12,231,954 email addresses (of which passwords for 7,616,173 were leaked), affecting users across multiple ISPs and prompting notices from each ISP. The July 6 investigation report was the final report.
Information involved
Email addressUser / member IDPassword
Cause / key point
The incident was caused by unauthorized access exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in third-party software, and the storage of plaintext (unhashed/improperly protected) passwords is said to have amplified the damage.About Exploitation of vulnerabilities
Last updated
October 21, 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.

Review scope: cross-checking against primary sources (official and government announcements), verifying claims stay within the facts, and checking source attribution。Last reviewed:

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