Commentary / World Apr 5, 2020
Shut the door on the North’s cyberarmy
by Brian Moore
The world needs to wake up to North Korea's ability to launch cyberattacks on nuclear facilities.
Business / Tech Apr 3, 2020
During the coronavirus pandemic, it seems as if everyone is connecting with Zoom’s videoconferencing app — including, on occasion, unwanted visitors. Online trolls have been sneaking into web meetings and disrupting them with profanities and pornography for at least the better part of the last ...
National / Media | DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN Mar 2, 2020
Criminals are taking advantage of fear over COVID-19
by Jake Adelstein
Where some people see calamity, criminals see opportunity. As concern grows over the outbreak of COVID-19 in Japan, the denizens of the underworld haven't lost any time trying to find a way to profit from the situation. Crime, like the virus, never sleeps. The Japan ...
National Feb 28, 2020
Line says more than 4,200 accounts worldwide hacked this month
A total of 4,225 registered accounts on the messaging app Line have been hacked this month and some were used for phishing scams, according to Line Corp. Line said 4,073 accounts in Japan, 81 in Taiwan, two in Thailand and 69 in other parts of ...
Business Feb 28, 2020
Huawei to build first European 5G factory in France to soothe Western nerves
Huawei will build its first European manufacturing plant in France, the chairman said on Thursday, as the Chinese telecom giant seeks to ease worldwide concerns stoked by U.S. charges that Beijing could use its equipment for spying. Liang Hua said Huawei, the world's biggest producer ...
Business / Tech Feb 27, 2020
Huawei and ZTE equipment use must be reported under FCC order
The Federal Communications Commission told U.S. telephone companies to report details on their use of equipment from Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp., Chinese gear-makers accused by the Trump administration of posing a risk of espionage. The action is the next step in the FCC's ...
Commentary / Japan Feb 25, 2020
Can the U.S. and Japan handle cyberattacks?
by Sonoko Kuhara
The bilateral alliance faces several challenges in any joint response to a major cyberattack.
Business Feb 21, 2020
Japan's curbs on foreign ownership to cover 12 sectors, sources say
The government’s final plan to tighten scrutiny of foreign investment will affect about 400 to 500 listed Japanese firms, sources say.
Business / Corporate Feb 13, 2020
Mitsubishi Electric hack began in China in March 2019, defense contractor says
The cyberattack against Mitsubishi Electric Corp. began in March last year and originally targeted a server in China, a report by the machinery-maker and major defense contractor says. The server was hacked on March 18, 2019, and infected with malware that can be controlled remotely, ...
National Feb 11, 2020
Defense info may have leaked from cyberattacks on Mitsubishi Electric
The Defense Ministry has said that defense-related information may have leaked following cyberattacks on Mitsubishi Electric Corp. last year. The ministry is closely investigating whether it will have an impact on national security, it said Monday. Information pertaining to bidding for contracts on defense equipment research, ...
Business / Corporate Feb 7, 2020
Kobe Steel and Pasco also hit by cyberattacks, Japan Defense Ministry reveals
Kobe Steel Ltd. and satellite data provider Pasco Corp. have come under cyberattacks in the latest in a series of confirmed cases targeting defense-related companies in Japan, the Defense Ministry has said. No leakage of classified information has been confirmed from either of the two ...
Business / Corporate Jan 31, 2020
Japan defense data likely stolen in years of cyberattacks on NEC
Hot on the heels of the Mitsubishi Electric hack, NEC reveals that cyberattacks from 2016 to 2018 exposed 27,445 files that include work related to the Defense Ministry.