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Japanese man loses USB stick with entire city's personal details

BBC News

For many, after-work drinks are a common way of relaxing after a busy week.

"But one worker in Japan could be nursing a protracted hangover after he lost a USB memory stick following a night out with colleagues.

Why? It contained the personal details of nearly half a million people."

It does say near the end that the data was encrypted and password protected. It must be rather unlikely that whoever took the bag was a master criminal who will de-crypt the drive. More likely it will show up in lost property.

So I did find this story a bit click-baity.