Japan nuclear safety agency employee loses work phone with confidential contacts in China

BBC
BBC
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An employee at Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority lost a work phone containing confidential contact details of nuclear security staff during a personal trip to China.
Japan nuclear safety agency employee loses work phone with confidential contacts in China
A What happened
An employee at Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) lost a work phone during a personal trip to China. The phone contained confidential contact details of staff involved in nuclear security work at the NRA. The employee is believed to have lost the phone on 3 November during a security check at a Shanghai airport and did not recover it. The NRA reported the incident to Japan’s Personal Information Protection Commission and warned employees against bringing work phones overseas.
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Key insights

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    NRA warned against overseas use of work phones: The NRA warned employees against bringing work phones overseas, local media reported.

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    NRA suspended Chubu reactor restart review: The NRA suspended its review for Chubu Electric Power to restart its reactors, citing the fabrication of critical inspection data, Reuters reported.

Takeaways

A lost NRA work phone in Shanghai contained confidential nuclear security contact details, and the agency reported the incident and issued a warning on overseas use of work phones.

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