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SPossible leakJuly 6, 2026 announced

日本大学(学生・卒業生メール)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 24, 2026
Announced on
July 6, 2026
Severity
SCompromise of deep personal data or usable credentials.
Scale
9 people
Main impact
Email accounts of a total of 9 current students and alumni were illicitly used by a third party, and as of July 3, 17,864 suspicious emails had been sent. There is a risk that email contents and personal information were accessed.
Information involved
User / member IDPassword
Cause / key point
Unauthorized logins to email accounts by a third party were confirmed.About Abuse of credentials
Industry
Education
Listing / capital
Non-profit corporation

Private university (non-profit)

Last updated
October 20, 2026
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Written & reviewed

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:

Written by:Leak Watch editorial team (AI-assisted drafts verified against sources by the editorial team) · Reviewer profile · Request a correction

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