Lawyers preparing a group lawsuit over a data breach at the car-sharing service Times Car held a press conference and said they will seek damages from the operator and other parties, NHK reported. The service's systems were illegally accessed, and image data including driver's licenses leaked.
The source account does not give the amount the lawyers plan to demand, the number of plaintiffs, or a date for filing. It does not name the operator.
The breach left traces of leaked driver's license and other images in 1.46 million cases, according to a separate NHK report dated October 23. The same report did not say how many people were affected.
The case follows other breaches at Japanese companies. A hacker group demanded $1 million from GMO, setting a deadline of the 27th, and threatened customers, NHK reported. The government issued an emergency request to GMO over the breach.
Prime Minister Takaichi said the government aims to put together a package of countermeasures against unauthorized access by the end of next week, NHK reported.