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CYBERSECURITY

Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 5, 2021
Mass ransomware hack used IT software flaws, researchers say
The new details provided the latest sign of the skill and aggressiveness of the Russia-linked group believed responsible for the incidents, researchers said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 19, 2021
Biden’s cyber red line is prime for a Putin challenge, experts say
The Russian leader may attempt to comply with Biden's pronouncement by 'washing” hacking through 'affiliates in disparate nation states” to make it harder to attribute the attacks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 19, 2021
Pacific undersea cable project sinks after U.S. warns against Chinese participation
The U.S. has said Chinese firms pose a security threat because they are required to cooperate with Beijing's intelligence and security services, an assertion rejected by China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2021
The increasing credit relevance of cybersecurity
Companies are in a virtual arms race with attackers, so they need to get cyber risk basics right even to have a chance of staying one step ahead.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 3, 2021
Hacks force Biden into more aggressive stance on Russia
The U.S. president has launched a review of the threat posed by ransomware after an attack on JBS, the world's largest meatpacker.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2021
JBS moves to reopen ‘vast majority’ of beef plants after cyberattack
The JBS attack is thrusting America's system of churning out cheap meat back into the spotlight.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2021
Don't be the next $5 million hacker payday
Often all it takes is an oblivious worker clicking a tainted e-mail link, or an IT department getting momentarily lazy about computer-system hygiene.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 17, 2021
Irish ransomware attack to cost health service tens of millions of euros
Cancellations in parts of the country included radiotherapy appointments, cardiac checks, X-rays, CT scans and the processing of nonemergency blood tests.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
May 15, 2021
Ransomware is a national security threat. Treat it like one.
In the Colonial Pipeline attack, the perpetrator was identified as a cybercriminal group called DarkSide, which admitted its involvement but said it did not want to cause “social unrest.”
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BUSINESS / Companies
May 14, 2021
Toshiba unit in Europe hit with ransomware; group to undergo strategic review
The attack, by the same hacking group said to be involved in the Colonial Pipeline attack, overshadowed an upbeat profit forecast and a strategic review announcement.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 13, 2021
Biden signs order to boost cybersecurity after pipeline hack
U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order intended to strengthen cybersecurity by improving information sharing about attacks with the private sector and adopting better safety practices throughout the government.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 11, 2021
Cybersleuths blunted pipeline hack and choked data flow to Russia
A small group of private-sector companies, with help from several U.S. agencies, disrupted ongoing cyberattacks against Colonial Pipeline Co. and more than two dozen other victims.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 11, 2021
U.S. pipeline hack exposes brutal vise of cyberextortion schemes
Colonial said Monday it expects service to be mostly restored by the end of the week.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 9, 2021
Ransomware attackers up ante as U.S. vows crackdown
A series of major cyberattacks in recent weeks has underscored the brazenness of the attackers and the challenges of tackling the problem of ransomware.

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