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I have a Yahoo Japan ID. The day after this was announced I got an email from Yahoo japan with a subject that translates "Requesting regular password changes."

by bluehex 13y ago

I have a Yahoo Japan ID. The day after this was announced I got an email from Yahoo japan with a subject that translates "Requesting regular password changes." I expected some kind of explanation or apology but the email didn't even mention that there was a breach. It just went on about how I should change my password from time to time and keep my passwords safe by not using on other sites etc. Given the news I found it kind of rude for them to act like nothing happened, yet ask me to be more careful with my password. パスワードを定期的に変更しましょう！ Let's be sure to change passwords from time to time! パスワードの管理には気をつけて！ Be careful with your password management! etc.... It reads like a direct translation of an English communication, and feels culturally out of place.

tagawa 13y ago
The same thing happened to me a couple of weeks ago. Got a patronising mail from dinos.co.jp (ディノス) saying they were increasing their security measures and that I should change my password. I went and checked a few news sites and sure enough, they'd just had a massive breach. Disgraceful to not disclose it in their mail, IMO. Ironically, they also preached how important security is - パスワードは、お客様の財産を守る重要な情報です (passwords are important information that protect your assets).