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MirrorFace Targets Japan and Taiwan with ROAMINGMOUSE and Upgraded ANEL Malware
2025-05-08 10:32

The nation-state threat actor known as MirrorFace has been observed deploying malware dubbed ROAMINGMOUSE as part of a cyber espionage campaign directed against government agencies and public...

DslogdRAT Malware Deployed via Ivanti ICS Zero-Day CVE-2025-0282 in Japan Attacks
2025-04-25 08:43

Cybersecurity researchers are warning about a new malware called DslogdRAT that's installed following the exploitation of a now-patched security flaw in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS). The malware,...

Kimsuky Exploits BlueKeep RDP Vulnerability to Breach Systems in South Korea and Japan
2025-04-21 16:42

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malicious campaign related to the North Korean state-sponsored threat actor known as Kimsuky that exploits a now-patched vulnerability impacting...

PHP-CGI RCE Flaw Exploited in Attacks on Japan's Tech, Telecom, and E-Commerce Sectors
2025-03-07 04:42

Threat actors of unknown provenance have been attributed to a malicious campaign predominantly targeting organizations in Japan since January 2025. "The attacker has exploited the vulnerability...

MirrorFace Leverages ANEL and NOOPDOOR in Multi-Year Cyberattacks on Japan
2025-01-09 10:44

Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) and National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NCSC) accused a China-linked threat actor named MirrorFace of orchestrating a...

ANEL and NOOPDOOR Backdoors Weaponized in New MirrorFace Campaign Against Japan
2024-12-05 07:30

The China-linked threat actor known as MirrorFace has been attributed to a new spear-phishing campaign mainly targeting individuals and organizations in Japan since June 2024. The aim of the...

Japan warns of IO-Data zero-day router flaws exploited in attacks
2024-12-04 15:28

Japan's CERT is warning that hackers are exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in I-O Data router devices to modify device settings, execute commands, or even turn off the firewall. [...]

Put your usernames and passwords in your will, advises Japan's government
2024-11-21 06:14

Digital end of life planning saves your loved ones from a little extra anguish Japan's National Consumer Affairs Center on Wednesday suggested citizens start "digital end of life planning" and...

Squid Fishing in Japan
2024-09-27 21:06

Fishermen are catching more squid as other fish are depleted. Blog moderation policy.

Japan mandates app to ensure national ID cards aren't forged
2024-08-02 06:00

The Japanese government has released details of of an app that verifies the legitimacy of its troubled My Number Card - a national identity document. My Number Card ran afoul of data breaches, reports of malfunctioning card readers, and database snafus that linked cards to other citizens' bank accounts.