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.”
World / Crime & Legal Jan 4, 2022
U.S. catches Kremlin insider who may have secrets of 2016 hack
by Irina Reznik, Hugo Miller and Henry Meyer
Extradited from Switzerland in December, Vladislav Klyushin has been accused of illegally making millions of dollars trading on hacked corporate-earnings information.
Commentary / World Jan 3, 2022
Is strategic cooperation between the U.S. and China possible?
by Michael Spence
Attitudes on both sides are hardening, with Washington and Beijing settling into a comfortable but unproductive certitude that it occupies the moral high ground.
Commentary / World | The Year Ahead: Reckonings Dec 29, 2021
by Shivshankar Menon
There is no balance of power or set of rules, norms and practices that can ensure stable and predictable interstate relations in Asia.
National Dec 28, 2021
Chinese man wanted by Tokyo police for alleged military-linked fraud
The man is suspected of using a fictitious Japanese company to illegally purchase Japanese security software on the orders of the Chinese military.
Commentary / World | Geoeconomic Briefing Dec 28, 2021
How Japan should approach military tech competition
by Ken Jimbo
It is vital for the nation to grasp the trends in national security and game-changing military technologies that are at the core of economic security.
World Dec 21, 2021
U.S. and Britain help Ukraine prepare for potential Russian cyberassault
by Julian E. Barnes
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.
Asia Pacific Dec 21, 2021
Chinese spies accused of using Huawei in secret Australia telecom hack
by Jordan Robertson and Jamie Tarabay
An investigation has found a key piece of evidence underpinning U.S. warnings that Huawei products pose a national security risk for any countries that use them.
Business / Tech Dec 15, 2021
Inside the race to fix a potentially disastrous software flaw
by William Turton, Jack Gillum and Jordan Robertson
Researchers have concluded that the vulnerability had existed in Log4j since September 2013, apparently unknown to its vast universe of users.
Business / Corporate Dec 7, 2021
Line group firm admits posting data from 130,000 cashless payment accounts online
The data from users of a Line Pay Corp. smartphone app both in Japan and abroad was available on the internet for more than two months, until late November, the company has said.
National Dec 2, 2021
First seen in 2014, the malware can steal passwords and install remotely controlled programs via emails disguised as return messages.
Business / Tech Nov 23, 2021
Panasonic develops cybersecurity system for internet-connected cars
The system will detect abnormalities, while dedicated teams at Panasonic and automakers will monitor the cars around the clock.