Coverage of cybersecurity incidents, policy, privacy, public-service disruptions, advisories, and regional developments involving Japan.
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Japan covers cybersecurity and information-security developments connected to Japan, including incidents, policy, privacy, advisories, research, and news affecting organizations, public services, and digital systems in the area.
For practitioners, the tag provides geographic context for developments involving Japan's organizations, services, partners, and users. Individual articles provide the specific technologies, threats, sectors, and operational implications relevant to each development.
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Aflac Japan has notified regulators that policy details and personal and banking information have been compromised
A wave of phishing emails sent to Booking.com partner accommodations in Japan in May led to blockchain-hosted malware
Mustang Panda campaign deploys updated FDMTP backdoor against Asia-Pacific and Japan networks
Japanese brewery giant Asahi revealed that a cyber-attack had caused a “system failure”, with order and shipment operations suspended in Japan
Nisos has found six personas leveraging new and existing GitHub accounts to get developer jobs in Japan and the US
Cyber-attacks by China-linked MirrorFace targeted Japan’s national security information in major campaigns operating since 2019
A joint US-Japan alert attributed North Korean hackers with a May 2024 crypto heist worth $308m from Japan-based company DMM
APT-C-60 targets Japan with phishing emails, using job application ruse and malware via Google Drive
New phishing kit Xiu Gou, featuring a unique “doggo” mascot, targets users in US, UK, Spain, Australia and Japan with 2000+ scam websites
Nations participating in the event include the US, Canada, EU countries, India, Japan, Singapore, Ghana and Oman
The consultative body aims to tackle cyber-attacks used to fund Pyongyang’s weapons development, including its nuclear program
BlackTech group blamed for cyber-espionage operation
Rapid7 found that Vietnamese APTs have also been targeting Japanese organizations, especially competitors of Vietnam’s budding automotive industry
Spokesperson Hideaki Homma said the cloud-based service issue affected only vehicles in Japan
US, Australia, India and Japan deepen cyber ties
UNC4191 operations have affected several entities in Southeast Asia but also in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific Japan
Another show of strength for the Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
The websites could not be accessed on Tuesday evening, but they were restored hours later
Interpol warns of growing role of money mules
The US was the main target of attackers, followed by Switzerland, India, Japan and the UK