Privacy Unpacked- Status
- Reported breach
- People affected
- 100,000 people
- Reported
- 25 October 2026
What was exposed
- Driver’s license numbers
- Government ID numbers
Reported breach
Times Car data breach
JPJapan · タイムズカー
portal.ijamp.jiji reported a data breach at Times Car (Japan) on 25 October 2026. It affected 100,000 people. Exposed: Driver’s license numbers and Government ID numbers.
If Times Car had your data
- Look for Times Car’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
- An ID number cannot be changed, so lock it: a credit freeze or fraud alert in the US, a credit warning (kreditadvarsel) on borger.dk in Denmark, Cifas protective registration in the UK.
- Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be Times Car, your bank or the police. Never give codes or passwords, never approve a sign-in you did not start, never move money.
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