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Nikkei files data breach notification to Hong Kong privacy regulator

By Ben Lucas and Xu Yuan
  • 18 Mar 2021 05:15
  • 18 Mar 2021 05:15
Japanese media company Nikkei has filed a data breach notification to Hong Kong’s privacy regulator after the company confirmed that the corporate email account of its Hong Kong unit had been hacked and customers personal details were potentially leaked online.

The privacy commissioner’s office confirmed the receipt of a data breach

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Xu Yuan

Senior Correspondent


Xu Yuan has worked for MLex for seven years, all of them based in Hong Kong. She has reported on a wide range of regulatory topics, including antitrust, cybersecurity and data security, in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. She has broken numerous stories on policymaking and enforcement involving international companies doing business in the region and done substantial court reporting in Hong Kong. She is currently specializing in covering regulatory issues related to future mobility, including connected vehicles. She previously worked for US TV network NBC in Beijing. She received her undergraduate degree in English Literature and Linguistics from Peking University and a master’s degree from the Journalism and Media Studies Centre at The University of Hong Kong.

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