A major cyber incident has surfaced involving Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co., LTD., one of the most prominent radio stations in Japan. On January 1st, 2026, a time when most people were busy celebrating the New Year holiday, a person or group using the alias “victim” announced that they had broken into the company’s private computer systems.
Radio stations, as we know it, hold a lot of listener and employee information, making them prime targets for cybercriminals. While the station is a big name in the news and multimedia world, this situation is currently being treated as a standard case of cybercrime.
What Information Was Taken?
The person behind the attack claims to have made off with over 3 million individual records. This is a massive amount of data that includes a mix of personal and technical details. The stolen files allegedly include people’s full names, their birthdays, and their email addresses.
It is worth noting that the hackers didn’t just stop at names. They also grabbed more technical data, such as IP addresses (which are like digital home addresses for your computer) and user agents, which show what kind of phone or computer a person was using. Perhaps most concerning is that they claim to have stolen login IDs used for the company’s internal systems and information about people’s jobs.
While this sounds scary, the situation is currently listed as pending verification. This means that experts are still checking to see if the hackers actually have the data they say they do. However, if these claims are true, these risks are quite high.
If you are a listener or have ever signed up for a service with Tokyo FM, it is a good idea to keep a close eye on your email for any unknown messages. It is also a good time to change your passwords if you use the same one for the radio station as you do for other important websites.
This story is developing.