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Times Car data leak class action sign-ups top 40,000
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Registrations on a website set up to prepare a class action over the Times Car personal data leak passed 40,000 by 2 pm on Oct 5, Livedoor News reported. Lawyer Hiroki Makino opened the site on Sept 30 to seek damages over the handling of personal information and says he will decide on filing after reviewing the operator's investigation. Operator Times Mobility said on Sept 28 that information on about 6.6 million accounts was obtained by a third party after unauthorized access was detected on Sept 25.
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More than 40,000 people had registered by 2 pm on Oct 5 on a website set up to prepare a class action over the Times Car personal data leak, Livedoor News reported, and a Tokyo Shimbun headline gave the same figure. Lawyer Hiroki Makino opened the site on Sept 30 to register people who may seek damages; ASCII.jp reported on Oct 4 that Makino said on X that registrations had passed 30,000. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The breach was detected at operator Times Mobility on Sept 25, and the intruders' entry route was blocked by 7:25 am on Sept 26, ASCII.jp reported. On Sept 28 the company said information on about 6.6 million accounts had been obtained by a third party, covering current members, former members, people who had not completed registration and users of corporate services. The data included names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses and driver's licence information, and about 1.6 million accounts also had images of identity documents such as licences, according to the same report. [ 1 ]
Livedoor News said the site concerns possible damages for failing to properly manage personal information, and that people affected by the leak can register even if they have already left Times Car. The registration form asks for a name, contact details and what effects the leak has had, it said. Makino told Livedoor News he wanted to decide whether to file suit after taking the company's investigation results into account; ASCII.jp said he would decide after delegation procedures. [ 1 , 2 ]
Times Mobility is sending individual notices to affected people and has set up an inquiry desk for former users, ASCII.jp reported. The company said it will decide its compensation policy after an external organisation completes its investigation. [ 1 ]
Por qué importa
The pace of registrations — more than 40,000 within five days — signals wide interest in seeking compensation over the leak, although no suit has been filed and the lawyer says the decision is still open. How Times Mobility sets compensation, which it says will follow an external investigation, will determine whether the dispute stays out of court. Because the leaked data includes driver's licence and identity document images for about 1.6 million accounts, affected users may face misuse of that information.
Datos clave
- Times Mobility, which runs the Times Car car-sharing service, detected unauthorized access to its web system on Sept 25 and blocked the entry route by 7:25 am on Sept 26, according to ASCII.jp. [ 1 ]
- On Sept 28 the company said information on about 6.6 million accounts — current members, former members, people who had not completed registration and corporate service users — had been obtained by a third party. [ 1 ]
- The leaked data included names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses and driver's licence information, and about 1.6 million accounts also had images of identity documents such as driver's licences. [ 1 ]
- Lawyer Hiroki Makino opened a website on Sept 30 to register people who may seek damages over the leak. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Makino said on X on Oct 4 that registrations had passed 30,000, ASCII.jp reported. [ 1 ]
- Registrations passed 40,000 as of 2 pm on Oct 5, according to Livedoor News and a Tokyo Shimbun headline. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Makino said he will decide whether to file suit after taking the company's investigation results into account and after delegation procedures, the documents say. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Times Mobility said it is sending individual notices and has opened an inquiry desk for former users, and will decide its compensation policy after an external investigation. [ 1 ]
Confirmado por varias fuentes
- Nada está confirmado aún por dos medios independientes.
Aún sin aclarar
- Whether a lawsuit will be filed, when, and how many people will take part. The documents describe registrations of intent to join a possible class action, not confirmed plaintiffs; the lawyer says he will decide later, after delegation procedures.
- The scale of the leak — about 6.6 million accounts and about 1.6 million with identity document images — and the list of affected groups. Only ASCII.jp carries these figures, attributing them to the operator's Sept 28 announcement; no second outlet repeats them.
- Compensation for affected users. Times Mobility says it will set its policy after an external investigation; no amount or method has been announced.
- A website opened by lawyer Hiroki Makino to register people seeking damages over the Times Car data leak had more than 40,000 registrations as of 2 pm on Oct 5. Reported by a single source so far
- The registration site was opened on Sept 30. Reported by a single source so far
- Makino has not decided whether to file suit, saying he will judge based on the company's investigation results. Reported by a single source so far
Qué dicen los medios locales
Cronología, hora local
- Unauthorized access is detected on Times Mobility's web system. [ 1 ]
- The intruders' entry route is blocked. [ 1 ]
- Times Mobility says information on about 6.6 million accounts was obtained by a third party. [ 1 ]
- Lawyer Hiroki Makino opens a website to register people seeking damages. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Makino says on X that registrations have passed 30,000. [ 1 ]
- Registrations pass 40,000. [ 2 , 3 ]