Japan's Muji reports potential exposure of 1.1 million credit card numbers

( November 5, 2026, 01:30 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Japanese retailer Ryohin Keikaku, operator of the Muji brand, said Wednesday in an update to its Oct. 30 disclosure that the full credit card numbers of approximately 1.09 million MUJI Card members may have been accessed by an unauthorized external party, including about 345,000 cards that remain valid. The publicly listed company said that personal information associated with up to 27.26 million customer accounts may also have been accessed, including names, addresses and telephone numbers for about 520,000 accounts, but it had found no evidence that the information had been published or misused.Statement is attached....

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