Failure of mobile service led to the leakage of personal data 760 000 users
Popular in Japan, the application collects information from the user's address book, which was in the public domain.According to Kyodo News, due to an unknown error applications for mobile platforms have been abducted by the data from the address book of about 760 000 people in Japan.
App Zenkoku Denwacho, the latest version is widely used in devices based on Android, allowing users to search the global directory of contacts, create a corporation Nippon Telegraph and Telephone.
This application is in addition to its core mission also sent to the developer's server address book information, including names and telephone numbers. All this data for some time been freely available to users Zenkoku Denwacho.
According to Kyodo News, about 3300 people have downloaded the database address book, code, it is available. Tokyo Police initiated an investigation of the incident and looking for those responsible for the mass leakage of confidential information.
According to the 30-year application developer, all users Zenkoku Denwacho were warned that their "address book will be used." Company representatives NetAgent, who told the police about the incident, said that people were not warned about the risks of using the application properly.
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