Japan’s defense ministry announced disciplinary action on friday against more than 200 senior officials and service members over mishandling of classified materials and other misconduct, an embarrassment that could undermine tokyo’s efforts to work more closely with united states and other partners. Personal data leaks in japan jumped some 70 percent to a record 13,279 cases in fiscal 2023, a draft annual report by a government panel showed tuesday, underscoring poor data management in both the public and private sectors. Ftx japan, the japanese arm of the dead cryptocurrency exchange ftx, leaked sensitive data on more than 35,000 users, putting them at risk of phishing and identity theft, experts have warned.
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