Storage devices believed to have been lost in the Japanese city of Amagasaki have been found, according to local authorities, hours after the incident triggered worries about the safety of private data of 460,000 citizens stored on the devices.
The USB storage devices were in the possession of an employee working for a company that was subcontracted by the Kansai regional branch of BIPROGY Inc. The company was subcontracted to pay COVID-19 pandemic relief subsidies on behalf of the Amagasaki city government to households exempt from residence tax.
