Japan foreign ministry says PC leaked docs to external server
Japan's foreign ministry said that a computer was compromised and documents were probably copied to an external server.
View ArticleRussian dashboard cameras, YouTube beam meteor explosion worldwide
As jumbled news reports of what appeared to be a meteor shower over Russia trickled out of the country, some of the best views of what happened were from the dashboards of Russian cars.
View ArticleLOLCats and PC viruses - Japan gets a lesson in cybersecurity
National TV anchors struggle through explanations of the Tor anonymity network, while newspapers run detailed graphics on remote hacking software and the national police warn against using obscure...
View ArticleJapanese agency warns of information-stealing Android porn app
A Japanese Internet security agency has issued a public warning about Android apps that offer free images of scantily clad models to trick users into giving up their personal details.
View ArticleUsers flock to Japan student's firewall-busting thesis project
If you're not sure about the purpose behind Daiyuu Nobori's online thesis project, perhaps the large picture of the collapse of the Berlin Wall will help.
View ArticleJapanese web portals hacked, up to 100,000 accounts compromised
Two of Japan's major Internet portals were hacked earlier this week, with one warning that as many as 100,000 user accounts were compromised, including financial details.
View ArticleJohn Kerry: Cyberdefense a major part of Asian security
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called defending against cyberattacks a major part of maintaining security in Asia, and said Washington is forming working groups with China and Japan to address the...
View ArticleYahoo Japan says 22 million user IDs may have been stolen
Yahoo Japan, the country's largest Web portal, said up to 22 million user IDs may have been leaked during a hack that was discovered last week.
View ArticleNintendo warns against super Pokemon creator app
Nintendo warned Friday against the use of a smartphone app that can be used to create custom, all-powerful Pokemon characters for use in its handheld games.
View ArticleBacklash in Japan over sales of train e-ticket records
A privacy debate has erupted in Japan over a new service from a major rail operator that sells private e-ticket records as marketing data.
View ArticleNintendo's fan site hit by illicit logins, 24,000 accounts accessed
Nintendo said a main fan site was hit by a wave of illicit login attempts in Japan over the last month, with attackers gaining access to nearly 24,000 accounts containing users' real names, addresses,...
View ArticleNintendo wins court case to stop DS flashcart emulator sales
Nintendo has won a court case in Tokyo against sellers of illegal game emulators for its DS handheld console, part of its ongoing legal campaign to stamp out the products under toughened Japanese laws.
View ArticleKonami follows Nintendo as victim of illicit login attacks in Japan
Game maker Konami said one of its online portals has been hit by a mass of illicit login attempts, with attackers gaining access to over 35,000 accounts, just days after Nintendo revealed a similar...
View ArticleJapanese government accidentally shares internal mails over Google Groups
A Japanese ministry is conducting an internal investigation after a Google Groups account used for international treaty negotiations was left on its default, publicly viewable settings.
View ArticleCitadel malware active on 20,000 PCs in Japan, says Trend Micro
Citadel malware is installed on over 20,000 PCs in Japan and actively sending financial information it harvests to servers abroad, according to security software vendor Trend Micro.
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