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.
The threat actors behind a malware family known as Winos 4.0 (aka ValleyRAT) have expanded their targeting footprint from China and Taiwan to target Japan and Malaysia with another remote access trojan (RAT) tracked as HoldingHands RAT (aka Gh0stBins)
Cybereason Deal Bolsters LevelBlue's XDR, DFIR and Global Incident Response ReachLevelBlue is acquiring Cybereason to enhance its extended detection and response, digital forensics, and global threat intelligence capabilities. The move brings top talent, expands the firm's footprint in Japan and follows LevelBlue's acquisitions of Aon and MDR provider Trustwave.
Japan's beer behemoth still mopping up after ransomware spill that disrupted deliveries and delayed results Asahi's cyber hangover just got worse, with the brewer now admitting that personal information may have been tapped in last month's attack.…