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Japanese city worker loses USB containing personal details of every resident — The Guardian

A city in Japan has been forced to apologise after a contractor admitted he had lost a USB memory stick containing the personal data of almost half a million residents after an alcohol-fuelled night out, writes Justin McCurry.

Here is the link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/24/japanese-city-worker-loses-usb-containing-personal-details-of-every-resident

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