Archive · 8 Jan 2026
Japan Nuclear Official Loses Phone in China
A worker from Japan's nuclear safety agency lost his work phone in China.
The phone had secret contact details of people who work in nuclear security.
The worker lost the phone on November 3rd at an airport in Shanghai.
The agency doesn't know if the secret information was stolen.
The phone was given to the worker by the agency to use in emergencies.
The agency has told its workers not to take official phones when they travel outside of Japan.
An NRA employee lost a work phone containing sensitive nuclear security contact details in China.
The phone was lost during a security check at Shanghai airport on 3 November.
The NRA cannot confirm if the data was leaked.
The phone was issued by the NRA for emergency response purposes.
The NRA has advised staff not to carry official mobile phones while traveling abroad.
- Who
- An employee of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA)
- What
- Lost a work phone containing sensitive information
- When
- 3 November, during a security check at Shanghai airport
- Where
- Shanghai, China
- Why
- The phone was lost during a personal trip, and it's unclear if the data was leaked
- Organization
- Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA)
- Location
- Shanghai, China
- Date of Incident
- 3 November
- Phone Recovery Status
- Not recovered
- Data Leak Confirmed
- No