Category Archives: Japanese hackers

Russian Hackers Targeting Anti-Doping Agencies Ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics

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As Japan gears up for the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo for the next year, the country needs to brace itself for sophisticated cyberattacks, especially from state-sponsored hackers.

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14-Year-Old Japanese Boy Arrested for Creating Ransomware

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Japanese authorities have arrested a 14-year-old boy in Osaka, a prefecture and large port city, for allegedly creating and distributing a ransomware malware.

This is the first such arrest in Japan which involves a Ransomware-related crime.

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