Driver's License Data Breaches Becoming Major Concern in Japan
A massive data breach at the Japanese vehicle-sharing service Times Car has exposed the driver's license information of approximately 1.6 million people. Authorities are advising citizens that renewing licenses has limited effectiveness in preventing identity fraud.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the growing vulnerability of personal identification data in the digital age and the challenges of mitigating damage after large-scale cyberattacks.
Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)--Massive driver's license data breaches that recently hit the Times Car vehicle-sharing service in Japan due to a cyberattack have made many people in the country scramble to seek reissuance of their licenses.
The move apparently reflects concerns about the possibility of their driver's license data being abused. Still, police say that driver's license renewal would have only a limited effect in preventing crime damage.
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