Security News

Millions of Toyota Customers in Japan Hit by Data Breach
2019-03-29 14:38

Personal information belonging to millions of Toyota customers in Japan may have been compromised as a result of a breach suffered by a Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) sales subsidiary and its...

New Variant of Ursnif Targeting Japan
2019-03-13 01:24

A new variant of the Ursnif trojan has been discovered targeting Japan since the beginning of 2019. Japan is a common target for Ursnif, but the latest version, delivered by Bebloh, goes to...

Japan's Credit Card Fraud Debacle
2019-02-13 10:18

Fraudsters Received 20 Percent Cashback for Fraudulent PurchasesA convergence of events in December in Japan led to an unprecedented spike in card-not-present fraud. New statistics from a dark web...

Japan to Hunt Down Citizens’ Insecure IoT Devices
2019-01-29 20:30

Japan will carry out a “survey” of 200 million deployed IoT devices, with white-hats trying to log into internet-discoverable devices using default credentials.

Japan's IoT Security Strategy: Break Into Devices
2019-01-29 14:03

Nation to Allow Researchers to Brute-Force 200 Million DevicesJapan plans to identity vulnerable internet of things devices the same way hackers do: by trying to log into them. The country wants...

Japan to Survey 200 Million Gadgets for Cyber Security
2019-01-29 13:43

Japan is preparing a national sweep of some 200 million network-connected gadgets for cyber-security lapses ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, an official said on Tuesday. read more

EU-Japan Deal to Protect Data Exchanges Takes Effect
2019-01-23 17:39

The European Union and Japan on Wednesday launched the "world's largest areas of safe data flows" after finalizing common rules to protect personal information, the EU said. Firms can transfer...

New era for Japan, familiar problems: Microsoft withdraws crash-tastic patches
2018-11-21 10:53

Upcoming calendar change more than Office can handle Stop us if you've heard this one, but Microsoft has pulled a couple of buggy patches in Office, but left a crash-worthy security fix in place.…

Does Not Compute: Japan Cyber Security Minister Admits Shunning PCs
2018-11-16 20:06

A Japanese minister in charge of cyber security has provoked astonishment by admitting he has never used a computer in his professional life, and appearing confused by the concept of a USB drive. read more

Japan Orders Facebook to Improve Data Protection
2018-10-23 00:15

The Japanese government on Monday ordered Facebook to improve protection of users' personal information following data breaches affecting tens of millions of people worldwide. read more