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HACKING

Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 13, 2021
Hackers rushed in as Microsoft raced to avert cyberattack
Microsoft is now investigating the possibility of a leak that may have triggered a mass compromise of its popular Exchange email system ahead of a patch release.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 11, 2021
Verkada workers had extensive access to private customer cameras
It is unclear whether most Verkada customers knew its employees could peer through the cameras they purchased from the company.
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.
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 Times
WORLD
Aug 1, 2020
Florida teen accused of masterminding Twitter hack that hit Joe Biden and Elon Musk
A 17-year-old Florida boy masterminded the hacking of celebrity accounts on Twitter Inc., including those of Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden and Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, officials said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 31, 2020
EU sanctions North Korean and Chinese firms and Russian intelligence over cyberattacks
The measures come in response to attacks on power grids, banks and a film studio.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 23, 2020
Twitter hackers accessed private messages from 36 accounts, including Netherlands official
Twitter said on Wednesday that the hackers who breached its systems last week likely read the direct messages of 36 accounts, including one belonging to an elected official in the Netherlands.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Jul 20, 2020
Telework surge leaves employees and their firms more vulnerable to cyberattack than ever, expert warns
Employees at home are suddenly being targeted for corporate access by email phishing, website spoofing and fake software posing as Zoom.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 17, 2020
Coronavirus cold war flares up with claims of Russian vaccine hack
The international race for protection from the virus escalated to a new level with allegations that vaccine development has become a target of Russian cyberattacks.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
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James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Why is the yen so weak and what can Japan do about it?
Japan spent ¥11.7 trillion ($73 billion) between late April and late May to prop up the weak yen.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
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James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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