2024 Persol Carrier — 549k Japanese HR/outsourcing
Data compromised
HR data, employee/candidate records
Technical writeup
Persol Carrier, a major Japanese HR and outsourcing services company, suffered a breach in 2024 affecting 549,195 records. The breach was caused by a system deficiency. Persol provides staffing and HR services across Asia.
Root cause
System deficiency; misconfiguration