( October 11, 2019, 10:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- Amazon was issued with a warning by Japan’s Personal Information Protection Commission over a data mishap due to a technical glitch in September. On September 26, personal information — including the names, mailing addresses, account activities and viewing logs — of about 110,000 Amazon users were temporarily accessible by other users due to a technical malfunction. The problem was fixed on the same day, and Amazon notified the affected users on Oct. 4, the commission said. Amazon had reported the incident to the commission. The regulator's warning stresses the need to check program security during system upgrades and revisions.The commission’s statement follows:...
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