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CYBERSECURITY

WORLD
Jul 22, 2015
Security experts hack into, seize control of moving car
A pair of veteran cybersecurity researchers have shown they can use the Internet to turn off a car's engine as it drives, sharply escalating the stakes in the debate about the safety of increasingly connected cars and trucks.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2015
Abe team moves to limit political damage from pension hack
Hoping to minimize the political damage from the latest pension system scandal, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga admonishes the Japan Pension Service and announces that a team will be set up to probe the massive theft of pension data.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2014
Work begins in Japan to shield infrastructure against cyberattacks
Japan, fearing it could be a soft target for possible North Korean cyberattacks in the escalating row over the Sony Pictures hack, has begun working to ensure its basic infrastructure will remain safe and to formulate its diplomatic response, officials said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 16, 2014
Sony warned of network breaches a year ago
Sony Corp. was warned about a year ago that hackers had infiltrated its network and were stealing gigabytes of data several times a week, underscoring a pattern of lapses predating the recent attack that has spilled Sony Pictures' secrets onto the Internet.
WORLD
Oct 1, 2014
Advanced iOS virus targeting Hong Kong protesters, security firm says
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a computer virus that spies on Apple Inc's iOS operating system for the iPhone and iPad, and they believe it is targeting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 24, 2014
Buyer allegedly sold stolen Benesse data to 50 firms, NHK reports
A name-list broker who bought stolen customer data from a systems engineer working for a Benesse Corp. contractor allegedly sold the data to 50 companies, including cram schools, NHK reported Thursday, citing investigative sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 7, 2014
China's forces grow more sophisticated
China is improving its military doctrine, training, weapons and surveillance to be able to conduct more sophisticated attacks against the United States and other adversaries, including Japan, according to the Pentagon.
JAPAN
May 7, 2014
New cybersecurity bill would require all ministries to report attacks
Japan prepares to take another step toward bolstering its cybersecurity by creating a state entity that will assess online threats and countermeasures.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 7, 2014
New SDF unit shores up thinly protected cyberborders
Japan has embarked on an effort to improve cybersecurity as an ever-increasing number of sophisticated computer viruses threaten to endanger national security.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2014
Government, industry bodies take part in first broad cybersecurity drill
Japan faces a full-on cyber-attack across government departments Tuesday in a drill aimed at bolstering national security as the country gears up to host the 2020 Olympics.
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2014
Ruling bloc readies bill to bolster cybersecurity amid growing attacks
Lawmakers in the ruling camp are preparing to submit a bill to the Diet next fall aimed at strengthening the government's cybersecurity to more quickly counter an increasing number of attacks.
EDITORIALS
Dec 20, 2013
Cyber-attack probe inconclusive
The Metropolitan Police Department has given up on its investigation of a 2010 cyber-attack against Japan's biggest defense contractor, unable to confirm the source of the attack.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 26, 2013
Lessons from the cyber-attacks on South Korea
Japan seems ill-prepared for massive, simultaneous and physical disruption to critical infrastructures like last week's cyber-attacks on South Korea.
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Former Foreign Minister Taro Kono
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People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
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An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
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Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
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