Japan’s National Police Agency says personal information for about 125,000 officers and staff across 20 prefectural police forces may have been compromised after unauthorized access to cloud-service operator Arcadia. The affected service was used for staff safety checks. Japanese reports also say email addresses used by residents for some police safety-alert services may be at risk; officials have not publicly confirmed the scope of any exposure.

The incident is under investigation. The reported figure describes people whose information may have been affected, not a verified count of records stolen or misused.

Sources: [Japan Times — possible exposure at 20 police forces](japantimes.co.jp source ↗); [Jiji Press via Nippon.com — NPA figures](nippon.com source ↗); [TBS News Dig — police and resident alert data](newsdig.tbs.co.jp source ↗).