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HACKING

Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2021
Hackers breach thousands of security cameras, exposing Tesla, jails and hospitals
The data breach was carried out by an international hacker collective and intended to show the pervasiveness of video surveillance and the ease with which systems could be broken into.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 7, 2021
Hackers breach thousands of Microsoft customers around the world
A sophisticated attack on Microsoft Corp.'s widely used business email software is morphing into a global cybersecurity crisis, as hackers race to infect as many victims as possible before companies can secure their computer systems.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 6, 2021
More than 20,000 U.S. organizations compromised through Microsoft flaw
More than 20,000 U.S. organizations have been compromised through a back door installed via recently patched flaws in Microsoft Corp.'s email software, a person familiar with the U.S. government's response said Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 2, 2021
China appears to warn India: Push too hard and the lights could go out
As border skirmishing increased last year, malware began to flow into the Indian electric grid, a new study shows, and a blackout hit Mumbai. It now looks like a warning.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 22, 2021
Clubhouse chats are breached, raising concerns over security
A week after popular audio chatroom app Clubhouse said it was taking steps to ensure user data couldn’t be stolen by malicious hackers or spies, at least one attacker has shown that the platform’s live audio can be siphoned.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 5, 2021
How a dated cyberattack brought a stock exchange to its knees
The website of the New Zealand Stock Exchange slowed to a crawl on a Tuesday afternoon in August. It was so badly throttled that the exchange couldn’t post market announcements, as required by financial regulators. So with an hour left for trading, management shut the entire operation down.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2021
SolarWinds hackers linked to Russian spying tools, investigators say
The findings are the first publicly available evidence to support assertions by the United States that Russia orchestrated the hack.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2021
U.S. intelligence says Russia 'likely' behind hacking of government agencies
The penetration of departments including Defense, State, Homeland Security, Treasury, and Commerce is considered one of the worst known cybercompromises in recent year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 22, 2020
SolarWinds adviser warned of lax security years before hack
Cybersecurity researchers have described glaring security lapses at the company, whose software was used in a suspected Russian hacking campaign.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 20, 2020
'Powerful tradecraft': How foreign cyberspies compromised America
Officials and researchers believe at least half a dozen U.S. agencies have been infiltrated and thousands of firms hit with malware in what may be one of the biggest hacks ever uncovered.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2020
As cyberattacks rise globally, Japan's digital security found lacking
Ministerial sectionalism and the lack of a central cybersecurity body are stopping the government from getting a clear-eyed view of cyberthreats, an expert says.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2020
Cyberattacks disrupt New Zealand's stock exchange for fourth day
New Zealand’s stock exchange suffered a fourth day of disruption on Friday as cyberattacks from abroad prevented trading.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 19, 2020
Taiwan says China behind cyberattacks on government agencies and emails
The attacks, which started as early as 2018, targeted at least 10 government agencies and the email accounts of some 6,000 officials.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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