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CYBERSECURITY

GMO Internet Group urged account holders to back up their data, shut down their computers and unplug them before noon.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2026
GMO tells account holders to prepare for the worst as hackers threaten exposure
GMO Internet Group asked account holders to back up their data, turn off their computer and pull the plug connected to the computer before noon.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara speaks at a news conference on Monday at the Prime Minister's Office.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2026
Government holds urgent cybersecurity meeting in response to recent data breaches
The meeting on Monday evening discussed countermeasures following a request from GMO Internet Group for the government to take action.
A humanoid robot distributes leaflets of GMO Internet Group at the company's booth during the Japan Drone Expo 2026 in the city of Chiba in June
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 25, 2026
GMO asks government to take active cyberdefense measures
GMO Internet has revealed that there was unauthorized access to its servers for automated FX currency margin trading.
Then-U.S. cybersecurity soordinator Michael Daniel answers a question during an event in Washington in May 2014.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 25, 2026
‘Tech debt coming due’: AI-found flaw signals chaos ahead
The vulnerability to potential hackers was found by using a model from OpenAI in one of the most high-profile demonstration of AI’s cybercapabilities.
Park24 has confirmed that about 6.62 million Times Car vehicle-sharing user accounts were compromised.
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2026
Park24 to pay ?3,000 to Times Car users hit by data breach
The company has confirmed that about 6.62 million user accounts were compromised.
Sagawa Express said that the number of potentially compromised personal information sets does not necessarily reflect the number of affected customers.
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2026
Sagawa Express says 53 million sets of personal info possibly compromised
The unauthorized access occurred on its delivery tracking service, according to the transport company’s announcement on Sept. 30.
Government and company websites across the world went offline this week after the disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language prompted millions of hacking attempts.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2026
Japan to simulate cyberattacks as PHP flaws roil global internet
Websites across the world went offline this week after the disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in the widely used programming language.
Digital minister Toshiharu Furukawa during a news conference on Tuesday in Tokyo
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2026
Digital Agency reports data breach via website vendor
Web design platform Studio Co., which oversees parts of the Digital Agency’s website, said there was a security breach between Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.
Hackers can exploit a vulnerability in PHP, a coding language that underlies roughly 70% of all websites, to take control of web servers to steal data, disrupt services or move through networks.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 23, 2026
How to keep safe online in the wake of AI-supercharged hacking
There are basic steps everyone should take to protect themselves.
Warnings were issued by international agencies including 91AV原创 National Cybersecurity Office, the U.S. National Security Agency and CERT-EU, the European Commission’s cybersecurity body.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 22, 2026
Bank, business and ministry websites halted after PHP vulnerabilities announced
International authorities have urged site administrators to immediately update software to prevent unauthorized access and potential data exposure.
A screen displays an unavailable Dutch government website, as cyber agencies warn that websites may be taken offline while PHP prepares a critical fix on Wednesday.
WORLD
Oct 22, 2026
Government websites go dark after AI-discovered flaw sparks security scramble
Developers released urgent new fixes to vulnerabilities that had quietly been lurking in their software for years until they were uncovered using AI.
Japanese banks have been urged to review their cybersecurity measures amid repeated unauthorized access incidents.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 21, 2026
Major banks in Japan accelerating shift to IC chip verification
The Financial Services Agency has urged financial institutions to review their cybersecurity measures amid repeated unauthorized access incidents.
A technician handles a wafer on a production line at Dutch semiconductor company Nexperia in Hamburg, Germany, in June 2024.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2026
Tech sovereignty is fantasy. Control over choices is not.
Sovereignty is a tough nut to crack in a deeply interconnected, digital world.
The information potentially exposed includes names and email addresses registered with a safety check system of police officers and staff members to be used in times of emergencies.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 21, 2026
Data breach potentially exposes information of 125,000 police officers and staff
The National Police Agency said a cyberattack on cloud service provider Arcadia has potentially compromised names and personal email addresses.
A survey released by Teikoku Databank earlier this week said that around one-sixth of Japanese companies had suffered breaches.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2026
Chinese AI tool used in cyberattacks on Japanese companies, investigation finds
The threat of cyberattacks for Japanese companies has grown recently, as the number of companies disclosing data breaches continues to rise.
Recently, numerous companies in Japan have reported personal information breaches caused by unauthorized access.
BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2026
Over 16% of Japanese companies experience data breaches
According to the survey, 30.2% of large companies suffered or potentially suffered breaches, significantly higher than 14.3% among small businesses.
National Public Safety Commission Chairperson Yasuhiro Hanashi speaks during an interview on Friday in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2026
Japan to boost police investigations with advanced technology
“We can’t keep up with attacks using the latest AI if police equipment lags behind,” said the National Public Safety Commission chairperson.
Some say Russia will seek a prisoner exchange following the recent detention of a Japanese journalist for alleged spying in Sakhalin in the Russian Far East.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 18, 2026
Russia may seek prisoner swap after detaining Japanese journalist
Some say the detention of the reporter is linked to the handover to Germany this month of a Russian hacker detained in Japan in May.
People gather at a karaoke box in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo in June 2020. AI tools are making cyberattacks cheaper, faster and easier to scale, exposing 91AV原创 cybersecurity weaknesses, including the hacking of karaoke operators.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 18, 2026
Karaoke hack shows cybercrime is routine
The head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s cybersecurity body went so far as to describe it as a “state of emergency in cyberspace.”
Yamato Transport said that 5.31 million sets of personal information were compromised in a breach that the logistics firm had first announced on Sept. 29.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2026
Cyberattacks continue to menace Japan as more firms disclose data breaches
More firms have disclosed details of data breaches that could affect millions of customers.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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