1.25 million of Japan's elderly citizens have had their sensitive personal data stolen after an emailed virus took root in the Japan Pension Service's staff computers. The data includes combinations of names, identification numbers, birth dates and addresses
The massive leak last month of personal data from the Japan Pension Service was the result of a simple error by its employees: opening a virus-laced email attachment disguised as a health ministry document.
Hackers who tapped into the pension system and stole the data are believed to have used a classic ploy called a “targeted email attack.” It’s been around since around 2003 overseas and 2005 in Japan, but has become more sophisticated in recent years, with the email giving every appearance of containing legitimate and important business, experts say.
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