Honda Says Third-Party Data Breach Exposes 1,741 Shareholder Email Addresses

By Public Technologies
  • Honda suspended planned use of Giftpad services following a third-party data breach exposing 1,741 individual shareholders' email addresses.
  • The breach involved Arara's email distribution system used by Giftpad; no other shareholder personal information was leaked.
  • Giftpad first reported unauthorized access on November 5, 2026, and provided detailed damage information on November 11.
  • Affected shareholders won electronic gifts linked to online voting at the June 2026 annual general meeting.
  • Honda will seek a root-cause analysis and measures to prevent a recurrence from Giftpad.


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