[ITmedia News] 4.45 million pieces of member information leaked for hometown tax donation program "Furusato Choice", estimated amount of donation deduction also confirmed

On October 20, Trust Bank, which operates the hometown tax donation site ``Furusato Choice,'' announced that 4,454,097 pieces of personal information, including members' names, addresses, and donation deductions, had been leaked to an external party due to unauthorized access by a third party.

What was leaked were members' names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, hashed passwords, and the estimated amount of deductions for donations.

Furusato Choice has a function that allows members to enter information such as their annual income and family structure to estimate the maximum deduction amount, and save the results on their My Page.

The company discovered unusual access trends on the 19th. Upon investigation, it was discovered that there had been unauthorized access on the 17th, and members' personal information had been leaked to an external party. Furusato Choice-related services were suspended at 3:50 p.m. on the 19th. The reopening date has not yet been decided, and will be decided based on the status of safety confirmation.

The number of leaked items and items have been confirmed at this time, and may change based on future investigations. We are investigating the facts and scope of the impact with the cooperation of outside experts. Going forward, we will strengthen our security measures, monitoring system, and information management system.

The report to the Personal Information Protection Commission was completed on the 20th. They plan to report the damage to the local police station on the 21st.