SoftBank Suspends Emergency Earthquake Alert Email Service Over PHP Vulnerability

On October 23, SoftBank announced that it is carrying out emergency maintenance on its emergency alert email service in response to a PHP vulnerability, and has suspended sending related emails to users of SoftBank, Y!mobile, and LINEMO. During the maintenance period, users will be unable to receive earthquake early warnings, tsunami alerts, and disaster evacuation information through this service. SoftBank recommends that users use apps such as "Yahoo! Disaster Alert" to receive earthquake early warnings and evacuation information. The maintenance began at 6:47 a.m. Japan time on October 23 and is expected to be completed on October 26, with the exact completion time to be announced separately. SoftBank apologized for the inconvenience caused to users.