World May 14, 2023
Posing as Islamists, Russian hackers take aim at Sweden
by Jordan Robertson and Niclas Rolander
A series of coordinated cyberattacks by suspected Russian hackers intended to jeopardize Sweden's chances of joining NATO have been disrupting its biggest companies.
National May 9, 2023
Justice Ministry website down amid Anonymous criticism of immigration policy
by Kanako Takahara
Users were unable to access the website for about 50 minutes from 11 p.m. on Monday. Then, after the website was brought back online, it went offline again from 2:30 a.m.
National / Crime & Legal May 1, 2023
Logins for 2.9 million people found on arrested Tokyo man's computer
by Karin Kaneko
Police also discovered 100 million email addresses on his computer, investigative sources said.
National / Crime & Legal Apr 30, 2023
The number of cyberattacks against companies and government offices has been increasing in Japan since March, ahead of a Group of Seven summit the country is set to host in May.
Business / Tech Apr 28, 2023
Critical systems at risk as hackers target protections seen as gold standard
by Jordan Robertson
Software designed to spot early signs of malicious activity, and block them before intruders can steal data or lock the machines, is now itself the target of attacks.
Asia Pacific Apr 26, 2023
The law was approved during a Standing Committee meeting of the National People’s Congress on Wednesday, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.
Business Apr 25, 2023
Cybersecurity nightmare in Japan is everyone else’s problem, too
by Jamie Tarabay, Min Jeong Lee and Takahiko Hyuga
Within some Japanese companies, there is resistance to disclosing attacks and upgrading systems, which stems from societal norms around assigning blame, some analysts say.
Digital | ON: GAMES Apr 22, 2023
Zelda and legal battles show Nintendo's dueling gaming ‘freedoms’
by Owen Ziegler
Tears of the Kingdom releases in three weeks, but one of Nintendo's biggest targets in the fight against piracy was released from prison first.
National Apr 21, 2023
ChatGPT can be tricked to write malware if acting in developer mode
The discovery has highlighted the ease with which safeguards put in place by developers to prevent criminal and unethical use of the tool can be circumvented.
World Apr 3, 2023
A front company and a fake identity: How the U.S. came to use spyware it was trying to kill.
by Mark Mazzetti and Ronen Bergman
The Biden administration has been trying to choke off use of hacking tools made by the Israeli firm NSO. It turns out that not every part of the government has gotten the message.
Asia Pacific Mar 29, 2023
As missile tests escalate, North Korea plays cyberespionage long game
by Elizabeth Beattie
Pyongyang has unleashed a raft of digital weapons ultimately aimed at supporting its nuclear ambitions, threat intelligence firm Mandiant said in a report.