Hacking

Like previous attacks, the hackers cleaned out the Japanese exchange’s “hot wallet,” forcing it to suspend all services. Customers lost ¥2.5 billion in Ripple and other cryptocurrencies.

After customers were allegedly defrauded through unauthorized access, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry tells the operator of Seven-Eleven convenience stores that its mobile payment service is not secure enough.

One of two Chinese men held had paid ¥730,000 for 146 cartons of electronic cigarette cartridges at convenience store in capital using stolen IDs.

Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, president of Seven Pay Co., said the company will compensate users for the losses caused by fraudulent access.

Hackers working for Western intelligence agencies broke into Russian internet search company Yandex late last year and deployed a rare type of malware in an attempt to spy on user accounts, four people with knowledge of the matter said. The malware, called Regin, is known ...

Hacked by suspected Chinese cyberspies five times from 2014 to 2017, security staffers at the Swedish telecommunications equipment giant Ericsson took to naming their response efforts after different types of wine. "Pinot Noir" began in September 2016. After repelling attacks a year earlier, Ericsson discovered ...

The government asked critical infrastructure operators Thursday to manage important data in Japan rigorously, in a bid to prevent its disclosure. The request was made as part of the government's revised guidelines on security standards for operators of essential services such as electricity, water and ...

Users’ personal information, purchase history and parts of credit card numbers may have been accessed, the Tokyo-based retailer said.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen said on Friday that China has stepped up its efforts to infiltrate and gain influence in Taiwan and she asked national security agencies to counter Beijing's efforts. Tsai, speaking to reporters after a national security meeting, said China's influence operations included ...