Tokyo (CNN)Drinks after work probably seemed like a good idea, butJapanA hangover for one worker can last for a while.
Public broadcaster NHK reported that a male worker in his 40s fell asleep on the street after drinking alcohol at a restaurant. When he woke up, his bag containing the flash drive was gone.
According to a statement from the city government, the man works for a company that is tasked with providing benefits to duty-free households.
On Tuesday, he went to the municipal information center and transferred the residents' data to a flash drive. The data included names, dates of birth, and addresses of 465,177 people, the statement said-the city's total population.
The flash drive also contained sensitive information such as tax details, bank account names and numbers, and information about households receiving public support such as childcare allowances. ..
On Wednesday, employees searched for a flash drive but couldn't find it, so they filed a report of the lost property with the police, according to a government statement. Later that afternoon, the company notified city officials of the loss.
The flash drive is encrypted and no data leaks have been confirmed yet, officials said in a statement.
He added that the employee was granted access to the data, but was not granted permission to transfer the data to another electronic device. The statement also criticized employees for failing to erase data from flash drives after finishing work at the city hall, and for personally carrying data instead of using safer transportation methods.
Authorities held a press conference on Thursday, with the mayor and other officials apologizing to the residents.
The city will pay qualified households without delay and will provide detailed information about the incident at the time of the investigation, the official statement said. Drive out of the city office.
