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HACKING

Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 28, 2022
Facebook owner Meta says Ukraine's military and politicians targeted in hacking campaign
Meta Platforms attributed the hacking efforts to a group known as Ghostwriter, which it said successfully gained access to the targets' social media accounts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2022
The West’s cyberattack appeasement helped give Putin a green light
A failure to respond in-kind on hacking since 2014 sent a signal of weakness on Ukraine. But it's not too late to fight back.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2022
'Hacktivists' plot attacks on Russia with Ukraine government's urging
Several Ukrainians with computer expertise said they had joined a group of 'cyber volunteers” who plan to use cyberattacks to fight the Russian military's invasion of the country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 24, 2022
Russia could use cryptocurrency to blunt the force of U.S. sanctions
Sanctions have been a powerful tool for the U.S. because of the dollar's dominance in the global economy, but today's digital marketplace is changing that.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2022
How a Saudi woman's iPhone revealed hacking around the world
An unusual error in spyware made by NSO allowed researchers to discover a trove of evidence suggesting the Israeli spyware-maker had helped hack the activist's smartphone.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 18, 2022
‘Zero-click’ hacks are growing in popularity. There’s practically no way to stop them.
Once the preserve of a few intelligence agencies, the technology needed for zero-click hacks is now being sold to governments by a select group of companies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 17, 2022
Ukraine says It suffered worst DDoS attack in standoff
The DDoS, or distributed denial-of-service, attack began Tuesday and continued into Wednesday with the goal of causing mass confusion.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2022
Ukraine hit by cyberattack as U.S. questions Russian troop pullback
Ukrainian officials did not say who it believed was responsible for the cyberattack, but a statement suggested it was pointing the finger at Russia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 6, 2022
North Korea grows nuclear, missiles programs, profits from cyberattacks: U.N. report
The annual report note cryptocurrency theft and the largest number of missile launches in a single month for the country's weapons programs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 19, 2022
Cyberattacks on Ukraine could spread globally
As warfare becomes more digital, it is getting harder to dismiss geopolitical conflicts as distant and isolated.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 15, 2022
North Korea stole $400 million of cryptocurrency in 2021, report says
The haul marked a 40% increase from a year before, the report from blockchain research firm Chainalysis said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 15, 2022
Russia detains REvil ransomware hackers at request of U.S. 
The Biden administration praised the Kremlin for detaining members of the notorious REvil ransomware gang at the request of the U.S. in a sweeping operation across Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 14, 2022
Cyberattack hits Ukraine government sites amid Russia tensions
All of the websites that went down had some of their content replaced for a time by messages in Russian, Polish and Ukrainian that made references to 'historic lands.”
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 4, 2022
U.S. catches Kremlin insider who may have secrets of 2016 hack
Extradited from Switzerland in December, Vladislav Klyushin has been accused of illegally making millions of dollars trading on hacked corporate-earnings information.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 21, 2021
U.S. and Britain help Ukraine prepare for potential Russian cyberassault
Russia has attacked Ukraine's power grid in the past, and experts say Moscow might take similar steps as it masses troops along the border.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 20, 2021
What the Modi Twitter breach tells us about hackers
Pitching bitcoin has become the Rick Roll of the hacking community — a funny prank rather than a nasty attack.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 15, 2021
Inside the race to fix a potentially disastrous software flaw
Researchers have concluded that the vulnerability had existed in Log4j since September 2013, apparently unknown to its vast universe of users.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 4, 2021
U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company spyware
Apple Inc. iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were hacked by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by the Israel-based NSO Group.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2021
Notorious Emotet malware infiltrates Japan's inboxes
First seen in 2014, the malware can steal passwords and install remotely controlled programs via emails disguised as return messages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 4, 2021
Hong Kong's unique history with currency may prove valuable for crypto
The city's monetary authority is currently studying the feasibility of retail digital cash, and one of the design options laid out in a technical white paper looks promising.
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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