Japan Archives

Here’s how simple it is for script kiddies to stand up DDoS services

How plug-and-play hacking tools and lax configs helped a Russian script kiddie start a scheme.

Nov 26, 2024 By Christian Vasquez

This handout image, obtained August 21, 2008 taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera on board the ESA’s Mars Express shows the highest-resolution full-disc image yet of the surface of the moon Phobos. (Photo by NASA/ESA via Getty Images)

Alleged Russian Phobos ransomware administrator extradited to U.S., in custody

Evgenii Ptitsyn is said to have helped operate a ransomware-as-a-service organization that extorted millions from more than 1K victims, including schools and hospitals.

Nov 18, 2024 By Tim Starks

White House National Cyber Director Chris Inglis spoke at the Council of Foreign Relations on April 20, 2022 in Washington. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

US National Cyber Director plans Japan trip to bolster digital cooperation

Inglis's trip reflects Japan's status as an increasingly important ally on cybersecurity, particularly as the administration focuses more on China.

Dec 8, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley

FBI arrests 65 in BEC scams that took $51M from US businesses

"Operation Eagle Sweep" is the latest crackdown on business email compromise (BEC) scams by international law enforcement.

Mar 30, 2022 By Tonya Riley

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Joe Biden, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and France’s President Emmanuel Macron pose for a G7 leaders’ family photo during a NATO summit on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, on March 24, 2022. (Photo by Henry Nicholls – Pool/Getty Images)

NATO, G-7 leaders promise bulwark against retaliatory Russian cyberattacks

The pledges follow the Biden administration saying that Russia's calculus on digital assaults had changed.

Mar 24, 2022 By Tim Starks

Toyota factory — A worker assembles a Toyota Motor Corp Crown vehicle on the production line of the company’s Motomachi factory on July 30, 2018 in Toyota, Japan. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

Suspected cyberattack on parts supplier forces Toyota to shut down Japan plants

Reports said the supplier, Kojima Industries Corp., was working to address an incident that blocked its network from communicating with Toyota's.

Feb 28, 2022 By Joe Warminsky

Months-long Interpol crackdown nets more than 1,000 online fraud arrests

The sting also intercepted $27 million in illicit funds.

Nov 29, 2021 By Tim Starks

White House set to lead 30 nations in ransomware discussions, sans Russia

The talks leave out the nation President Biden most often criticizes, but invitees will meet for two days on countering ransomware.

Oct 13, 2021 By Tim Starks

U.S. President Joe Biden (C) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) listen during a Quad Leaders Summit with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide in the East Room of the White House on September 24, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Sarahbeth Maney-Pool/Getty Images)

Newly-formed international alliances vow to improve cybersecurity, in moves China sees as affront

The Quad and AUKUS both this month signaled a commitment to digital defenses.

Sep 27, 2021 By Tim Starks

Tokyo Olympics organizers’ data swept up in Fujitsu hack: report

It's apparently the latest Japanese organization to be swept up in the breach of Fujitsu software.

Jun 4, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas