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COMPUTER VIRUSES

Police have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly creating malware using free generative AI tools.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 28, 2024
Kawasaki man arrested over malware made using generative AI
The suspect is thought to have failed to obtain a program needed to put the malware into practical use, so the police believe that it did not cause any damage.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 4, 2022
U.S. catches Kremlin insider who may have secrets of 2016 hack
Extradited from Switzerland in December, Vladislav Klyushin has been accused of illegally making millions of dollars trading on hacked corporate-earnings information.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2019
Emotet computer virus spreading in Japan, Suga warns
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Thursday that infections involving the Emotet computer virus are spreading in Japan.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2018
In the Age of Malware we're flirting with national disaster
The things we like about the Internet are the same things that make us vulnerable to its dangers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 6, 2016
Ransomware making costly inroads into online Japan
Advances in technology always come at a price.
WORLD
Apr 27, 2016
German nuclear plant infected with computer viruses but no threat seen: operator
A nuclear power plant in Germany has been found to be infected with computer viruses, but they appear not to have posed a threat to the facility's operations because it is isolated from the Internet, the station's operator said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2015
A veil of secrecy masks stepped-up cyberattacks in Asia, experts say
Once a month, cybersecurity lawyer Paul Haswell gets a call from an Asian company with the same question: We've been hacked. Who do we need to tell?
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2015
Wi-Fi hacker criminal case reveals risks faced by home users
The nation's first ever criminal case involving a hijacked wireless Internet connection came to light this month, prompting online security experts to warn that home Wi-Fi routers may be open to attack if not properly protected.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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