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HUGE INFORMATION LEAK Kanagawa government hard disks swiped, sold onlineDecember 6, 2019 Eighteen hard disks once used by the Kanagawa prefectural government and still containing personal information about residents, companies and civil servants were sold online in what could be the largest-ever leak of computer data.
OTHER HARD DISKS MISSING Data leak sparks worries at Defense Ministry, other clientsDecember 6, 2019 An information equipment recycling company plans to file a criminal complaint against an employee whose reported sale of 18 prefectural government hard disks has raised concerns at the Defense Ministry and other clients.

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