Science & Tech · Cybersecurity · 11 hrs ago
Japan Post reports unauthorised logins to points site affecting 249 accounts
Japan Post confirmed unauthorised logins to its Yu-Yu Points website on October 19.
The site lets people collect points through post offices and other services in Japan.
The logins affected 249 accounts, according to one report, while Japan Post described the number as about 250.
Members’ personal information may have been viewed, including names, but the available details do not say what other information may have been exposed.
Japan Post said it found no sign that the site itself had been attacked.
Credentials leaked from other companies may have been used to access the accounts.
The reports do not say what steps Japan Post will take next.
Japan Post said unauthorised logins were confirmed on the official Yu-Yu Points website.
The logins affected 249 accounts, and personal information such as names may have been exposed.
The company announced the incident on October 19.
The reports said information leaked from other companies may have been used to access the accounts.
- Who
- Japan Post and users of its Yu-Yu Points website.
- What
- Unauthorised logins were confirmed on 249 accounts, and personal information may have been exposed.
- When
- October 19, 2026.
- Where
- The official Yu-Yu Points website.
- Why
- Information leaked from other companies may have been used to log in.
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- Affected accounts
- 249
- Service
- Yu-Yu Points official website
- Announcement date
- October 19, 2026
- Information at risk
- Personal information, including names