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HACKING

Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 5, 2023
Deadly Ukraine strike reveals Russian tech weakness
While lax mobile phone habits have been blamed for the Makiivka deaths — soldiers may have been texting their loved ones for New Year's.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 13, 2022
North Korean spies trick foreign experts into writing research for them
A hacking group has targeted those with knowledge of issues regarding the country, apparently in a bid to gain intelligence, information and insight.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2022
Japan considers creating new defense body for fighting cyberattacks
The organization's chief would liaise with heads of U.S. and European cybersecurity organizations, including the White House's Office of the National Cyber Director.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 10, 2022
Hackers demand $10 million for stolen Australian health records
Medibank earlier this week confirmed the hackers had accessed information belonging to 9.7 million current and former clients, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 1, 2022
Singapore’s military reforms highlight need to strengthen Japan’s cyberdefenses
The city-state's new Digital and Intelligence Service could offer a model of a new organizational structure, but experts say a similar overhaul of the SDF would be difficult.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2022
Russian hackers say Japanese hospital paid $30,000 after ransomware attack
Japanese police have been urging those targeted in ransomware attacks to not pay money demanded of them.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 23, 2022
Iran’s top nuclear agency says its email servers were hacked
The announcement comes after a group called Black Reward claimed on Friday that it had hacked Iran's atomic energy agency as part of a campaign supporting anti-government protests.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Oct 1, 2022
Grand Theft Auto suffers a stunning blow as Netflix plots an unlikely rise
Rockstar deals with a massive theft of its own while the streaming giant announces plans for its own internal game studio.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 15, 2022
Japan saw 87% increase in ransomware attacks in first half of 2022
Of the reported ransomware cases, 59 targeted small or midsize companies, while 36 were large corporations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2022
Tokyo police to probe cyberattack on government website
Around the time of the attack, pro-Russian hacker group Killnet posted a message on the Telegram messaging app claiming it had targeted Japan's online public services.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 6, 2022
Claim of TikTok breach spotlights viral app’s lure as target
TikTok surpassed a billion monthly users a year ago and now ranks as many young people's favorite app, making it an enticing target for hackers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 6, 2022
China says U.S. hacked aeronautics and space research university
Beijing and Washington have been engaged in an increasingly testy war of words over cyberspying, with China becoming more direct in naming American government agencies in its accusations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 6, 2022
Alleged Shanghai cyberattack exposes dangers of China’s data trove
The purported theft of 23 terabytes of personal information on up to a billion Chinese citizens from a police database could be one of the biggest leaks the world has ever seen.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 11, 2022
Russia downed satellite internet in Ukraine, Western officials say
Russia was behind a massive cyberattack that took tens of thousands of modems offline at the onset of Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. and other countries have said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2022
They may be kids, but they’re giants of hacking
Some of the world's most notorious hackers were teenagers when they took their first big steps into the cyber underworld.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2022
Japan's Self-Defense Forces launch new cyberdefense unit
The group, composed of around 540 personnel, is tasked with developing human resources, supporting practical training and managing information and communication networks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 13, 2022
Cyberattack hits Toyota supplier Denso, but operations not affected
If confirmed, the incident against Denso would mark the second recent cyberattack against a Toyota supplier.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2022
Ukrainian online resistance group targets Russian power grid and railways
The group plans to launch digital sabotage attacks against critical Russian infrastructure to strike back at Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 1, 2022
Honor among thieves? Ransomware gang exposed in data leak after backing Russia.
Chat logs and internal recriminations dating back 13 months were released to the public after ransomware-as-a-service group Conti declared it stood behind Putin in Ukraine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 28, 2022
Toyota to restart all suspended Japan plants after supplier cyberattack
As a result of the attack on major business partners, the automaker took the decision to halt factories on Tuesday.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

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