Line says more than 4,200 accounts worldwide hacked this month
A total of 4,225 registered accounts on the messaging app Line have been hacked this month and some were used for phishing scams, according to Line Corp. Line said 4,073 accounts in Japan, 81 in Taiwan, two in Thailand and 69 in other parts of ...
Huawei to build first European 5G factory in France to soothe Western nerves
Huawei will build its first European manufacturing plant in France, the chairman said on Thursday, as the Chinese telecom giant seeks to ease worldwide concerns stoked by U.S. charges that Beijing could use its equipment for spying. Liang Hua said Huawei, the world's biggest producer ...
Huawei and ZTE equipment use must be reported under FCC order
The Federal Communications Commission told U.S. telephone companies to report details on their use of equipment from Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp., Chinese gear-makers accused by the Trump administration of posing a risk of espionage. The action is the next step in the FCC's ...
Can the U.S. and Japan handle cyberattacks?
The bilateral alliance faces several challenges in any joint response to a major cyberattack.
Japan's curbs on foreign ownership to cover 12 sectors, sources say
The government’s final plan to tighten scrutiny of foreign investment will affect about 400 to 500 listed Japanese firms, sources say.
Mitsubishi Electric hack began in China in March 2019, defense contractor says
The cyberattack against Mitsubishi Electric Corp. began in March last year and originally targeted a server in China, a report by the machinery-maker and major defense contractor says. The server was hacked on March 18, 2019, and infected with malware that can be controlled remotely, ...
Defense info may have leaked from cyberattacks on Mitsubishi Electric
The Defense Ministry has said that defense-related information may have leaked following cyberattacks on Mitsubishi Electric Corp. last year. The ministry is closely investigating whether it will have an impact on national security, it said Monday. Information pertaining to bidding for contracts on defense equipment research, ...
Kobe Steel and Pasco also hit by cyberattacks, Japan Defense Ministry reveals
Kobe Steel Ltd. and satellite data provider Pasco Corp. have come under cyberattacks in the latest in a series of confirmed cases targeting defense-related companies in Japan, the Defense Ministry has said. No leakage of classified information has been confirmed from either of the two ...
Japan defense data likely stolen in years of cyberattacks on NEC
Hot on the heels of the Mitsubishi Electric hack, NEC reveals that cyberattacks from 2016 to 2018 exposed 27,445 files that include work related to the Defense Ministry.
Personal info of 8.9 million in Japan compromised by viruses and unauthorized access in 2019
Computer viruses and people accessing databases without authorization have led to the compromise of personal information belonging to 8.9 million workers and customers of 32 publicly traded companies in Japan last year, a private credit research firm said Thursday. The number of affected companies hit ...
U.N. experts demand probe into alleged Saudi hack of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos
U.N. experts have demanded an immediate investigation by the U.S. and other authorities into allegations that Saudi Arabia's crown prince was involved in a plot to hack the phone of Amazon boss and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos. The U.N. special rapporteurs, Agnes Callamard and ...
Mitsubishi Electric data likely compromised in massive cyberattack blamed on Chinese group
Highly sensitive information on defense, electricity or other infrastructure operations, however, was not breached, the company said.
