
据信,约160万人的图像数据(包括显示其面部的驾驶执照照片)已从Times Car服务泄露。
Image data on about 1.6 million people, including photos of their driver’s licenses showing their faces, is believed to have leaked from the Times Car service.
日本汽车共享服务Times Car因网络攻击导致驾驶执照数据大规模泄露,许多人因此匆忙申请重新办理驾驶执照。
Massive driver’s license data breaches at the Japanese car-sharing service Times Car, caused by a cyberattack, have sent many people scrambling to get their licenses reissued.
这种匆忙显然源于人们对其驾驶执照数据可能被滥用的担忧。然而,警方表示,重新办理驾驶执照对防止犯罪作用甚微。
The rush apparently reflects fears that their license data could be abused. Police, however, say that reissuing a license would do little to prevent crime.
国家警察厅呼吁金融机构和其他企业彻底核实身份,并敦促个人如怀疑个人数据被欺诈或滥用,应立即咨询警方。
The National Police Agency is urging financial institutions and other businesses to verify identities thoroughly, and is calling on individuals to consult police immediately if they suspect fraud or misuse of their personal data.