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Japan on Cyberattack Alert as Ransomware Wave Hits Major Brands and Exposes Millions of Records

DataBreaches.net · · International · Data Breaches

Audrey Liza M. Nolasco reports: Japan is confronting a mounting cybersecurity crisis, with a ransomware attack disrupting hundreds of organisations and a series of separate breaches putting millions of customer records at risk. One alarming detail: experts estimate that stolen Japanese driver’s licence images could be offered on dark-web markets for as little as ¥25,... Source

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