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HighData breachupdated 28 Oct 2026, 15:31 UTC

Japanese car rental firm Times Car suffers data leak affecting 1.46 million people

A car rental company in Japan had personal information leaked, including driver's license details for about 1.46 million people. Those people could face fraud or identity theft.

Attacks reported (DataBreaches.net)1 source, unconfirmed
SeverityHighData breach
Being exploited?ReportedBy DataBreaches.net, not officially confirmed yet
What to doCheck exposureBe alert to phishing or identity fraud that could use your leaked driver's license details.
How sure is this?1 source, unconfirmedOnly one publisher so far, details may change

What happened

Times Car, a Japanese car-sharing company, had personal data including driver's license records for 1.46 million people exposed in September. The material reports a ¥5.5 billion loss tied to the incident.

Why it is dangerous: Leaked driver's license data can be used for identity fraud and phishing, and the financial cost to the company is large. Customers of Times Car are at risk.

Are you affected?

You are affected if you are a Times Car customer whose personal or driver's license data was held by the company in or before September.

Times Car customer personal data, including driver's license information (about 1.46 million people)

What to do

  1. Watch for unexpected emails, texts, or calls referencing Times Car or car rentals and do not click unknown links
  2. Contact your bank or card issuer if you suspect misuse of identity details
  3. Monitor official Times Car communications for notification and recovery guidance

Timeline

  1. 28 Oct 2026, 15:22 UTC
    Publicly disclosed
  2. 28 Oct 2026, 15:22 UTC
    Reported by DataBreaches.net · DataBreaches.net
  3. 28 Oct 2026, 15:31 UTC
    Picked up by Zero Radar

Sources 1 report, oldest first

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Technical details

ID
ZR-c19be7e7
Disclosed
28 Oct 2026, 15:22 UTC
On Zero Radar
28 Oct 2026, 15:31 UTC (8 min after disclosure)
Last change
28 Oct 2026, 15:31 UTC

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Japanese car rental firm Times Car suffers data leak affecting 1.46 million people · Zero Radar