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METI orders Kyushu Electric to report incident details by July 8

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The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry ordered Kyushu Electric Power to report full incident details and preventative measures by July 8, adding formal government scrutiny to a customer-data loss affecting up to 10.9 million accounts. The action follows the disappearance of a backup storage device linked to customer names, addresses, usage data, and telephone numbers. The deadline raises compliance pressure on a major regional utility handling sensitive personal information.

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Kyushu Electric Power missing drive exposing customer data

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H score66 First: 12.06.2026 02:14 Last: 12.06.2026 02:14 Sources 1

How related: Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. has disclosed a physical security incident that affects private data of more than 10 million customers.

About this happening: Kyushu Electric Power disclosed a **missing external storage device** that may expose customer data for **up to 10.9 million accounts**. The drive held names, service locations, e...

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  2. 12.06.2026 02:14 1 articles · 2h ago

    Kyushu Electric finds a server-room cabinet unlocked and a backup drive missing

    Detection Ioc Update

    On May 26, IT staff went to retrieve the backup drive from the server room cabinet and found the cabinet had been left unlocked and the drive was missing.

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  3. 12.06.2026 02:14 1 articles · 2h ago

    Kyushu Electric files a police report over the missing backup drive

    Legal Policy Action Update

    Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. interviewed all personnel who entered the server room and filed a police report on June 4 after suspecting someone had removed the missing drive.

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  4. 12.06.2026 02:14 2 articles · 2h ago

    METI sets July 8 deadline for Kyushu Electric to report the missing-drive incident

    Initial Disclosure

    Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. disclosed a physical security incident after an external storage device used for backups went missing from a server room cabinet, saying the loss affects more than 10 million customers and up to 10.9 million accounts; the incident was reported to Japan’s Personal Information Protection Commission and relevant government authorities, and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry set July 8 as the deadline to report all details and preventative measures.

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