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title: "Data breach at Times Car"
description: "Times Car, a Japanese vehicle rental and car-sharing service operated by the Park24 group, detected unauthorized access to its systems in early September 2026 and blocked it on September 26. On September 28, the company confirmed that data belonging to roughly 6.6 million current and former members,"
canonical: https://inyourgeek.com/en/fuites-de-donnees/2026-09-28-times-car
type: fuite-de-donnees
author: "Sébastien Soulier"
publisher: "InYourGeek"
language: en
datePublished: 2026-09-28
dateModified: 2026-09-28
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# Times Car

Data breach — Critical

Times Car, a Japanese vehicle rental and car-sharing service operated by the Park24 group, detected unauthorized access to its systems in early September 2026 and blocked it on September 26. On September 28, the company confirmed that data belonging to roughly 6.6 million current and former members, both individual and corporate (Times Business Service), had been exposed: name, address, date of birth, phone number, email, driver's license and identity verification document details, account password (stored in a non-recoverable form), and linked service IDs. Credit card data was not affected and there is no evidence of the data being distributed.

The combined exposure of identity documents (driver's licenses) and personal contact details facilitates identity theft and targeted phishing attempts impersonating Times Car.

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Disclosed on | September 28, 2026 |
| Accounts affected | 6.6M |
| Sector | Transport and travel |
| Country | Japan |
| Cause | Undisclosed |
| Severity | Critical |
| Status | Confirmed |

## Exposed data

- Full name
- Postal address
- Date of birth
- Phone number
- Email address
- Identity document
- Password (hashed)
- Customer ID
- Employment data

## What you can do

- Change that password — and everywhere you reused it. That is how a leak spreads to your other accounts.
- Turn on two-factor authentication on the affected accounts: a stolen password is then no longer enough.
- Expect phishing attempts quoting your name and this company. A message that knows your details is not legitimate for that reason.
- These documents enable identity theft, and cannot be reissued at will. Keep the notification letter: it proves where the leak came from if an account is opened in your name.
- You can ask the organisation exactly what was exposed about you (right of access), and complain to the DPA if no answer comes within a month.

## Sources

- [Times Car confirms data breach affecting 6.6 million user accounts](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/times-car-confirms-data-breach-affecting-66-million-user-accounts/) — Bleeping Computer
- [Japanese car-sharing service Times Car confirms 6.6 million accounts compromised in data breach](https://www.scworld.com/brief/japanese-car-sharing-service-times-car-confirms-6-6-million-accounts-compromised-in-data-breach) — SC World
- [Car-sharing service Times Car confirms breach exposing 6.6 million accounts](https://www.teiss.co.uk/news/car-sharing-service-times-car-confirms-breach-exposing-66-million-accounts-18232) — teiss
- [Japan's Park24 says data breach could have affected up to 6.6m accounts](https://www.mlex.com/mlex/data-privacy-security/articles/2531766) — MLex
- [Times CAR Suffers 6.6 Million Personal Data Leak: What Are the...](https://ascii.jp/en/elem/000/004/437/4437878/) — ASCII.jp

_Entry built from the cited sources after a corroboration check, then reviewed before publication._

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