A cyberattack on a hospital in Tokushima Prefecture in October occurred after a company disabled anti-virus software on the hospital s computers, according to a report published on June 7.
A Japanese former member of “Anonymous” expressed disappointment at the international hacking group’s “cyberwar” against Russia, saying the operation strays too far from the network’s original purpose.
A hacker group has claimed responsibility for the theft of sensitive corporate information from a major parts supplier to Toyota Motor Corp. group and is threatening to soon release the information online.
A computer virus that wreaked havoc around the world but was thought to have been largely wiped out has returned from the dead, seemingly to haunt Japanese companies and administrative offices in particular.