Tag: Japan

USB drive malware attacks spiking again in first half of 2023

July 14, 2023

According to the Bleeping Computer*, what’s old is new again, with researchers seeing a threefold increase in malware distributed through USB drives in the first half of 2023. A new report by Mandiant outlines how two USB-delivered malware campaigns have been observed this year; one named ‘Sogu,’ attributed to a hacker group ‘TEMP.HEX,’ and another … More USB drive malware attacks spiking again in first half of 2023

ESET Research follows the comeback of the infamous botnet Emotet, targeting mainly Japan and South Europe

July 7, 2023

ESET Research has published a summary of what happened with the Emotet botnet since its comeback after a limited takedown. Emotet is a malware family active since 2014, operated by a cybercrime group known as Mealybug or TA542. Although it started as a banking trojan, it later evolved into a botnet that became one of … More ESET Research follows the comeback of the infamous botnet Emotet, targeting mainly Japan and South Europe

Japan to probe citizens’ IoT devices in the name of security

February 1, 2019

Smart devices were targeted by more than one-half of cyberattacks detected in the country in 2017. Japan has approved a plan to test the security of around 200 million Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices in the country in a bid to beef up their cyber-resilience, according to a report by Japan’s public broadcaster NHK World. Armed with lists … More Japan to probe citizens’ IoT devices in the name of security

ESET Partner Wins Customer Satisfaction Survey in Japan for Third Successive Year

February 2, 2016

ESET’s exclusive partner in Japan, Canon IT Solutions Inc., has won the prestigious Nikkei Computer Customer Satisfaction Survey 2015-2016 for the third year in a row. It won first place in both of the IT security categories – Client System Management and Server/Network Management System. The Nikkei Computer Customer Satisfaction Survey 2015-2016 was conducted from … More ESET Partner Wins Customer Satisfaction Survey in Japan for Third Successive Year

The utterly crazy story of the death threat hacker (involves a cat)

February 5, 2015

Brace yourself, as this is one of the weirdest and most bizarre computer virus-related stories that I have ever heard. Back in 2012, a computer hacker used malware to infect innocent people’s computers across Japan with a Trojan horse, and post death threats from them, giving the police no clue as to where he might … More The utterly crazy story of the death threat hacker (involves a cat)