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CYBERSECURITY

A North Korean flag flutters at the North Korea consular office in Dandong, Liaoning province, China on June 8.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2026
North Korean hacking group builds AI tools for cyberattacks, report says
The group reportedly collected software that could help automate cyberattacks, analyze stolen material and produce better phishing campaigns.
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 8, 2026
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. military¡¯s cyberwarfare unit is scrutinizing an unusually high number of deaths by suicide among personnel over a monthlong period this summer.
Cryptocurrency holders typically secure their holdings in "cold storage" using offline hardware wallets beyond the purview of governments and financial institutions.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 7, 2026
Hack of supposedly safe bitcoin tool tests faith of the devoted
Bad actors fleeced investors of an estimated $130 million by exploiting a software flaw in an offline hardware wallet called Coldcard.
In the wake of the breaches, OpenAI has slowed its research, and its teams have dropped everything to focus on enhancing responses to security anomalies.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 6, 2026
OpenAI models joined forces months ahead of Hugging Face hack
The episode has underscored growing global concerns that cutting-edge AI systems could be used to carry out crippling cyber attacks.
Citadel was among several major hedge funds and private equity firms targeted in a cyberattack in recent days.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2026
Major hedge funds targeted in wave of attempted cyberattacks
Cybersecurity breaches on Wall Street have surged over the past year, as artificial intelligence tools help bad actors launch attacks relatively cheaply and broadly.
Officials in Beijing are concerned about the cyber capabilities of Anthropic¡¯s Mythos and other artificial intelligence frontier models developed by U.S. companies.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2026
China is getting more anxious about Mythos before Trump meets Xi
Chinese officials see the potential for such artificial intelligence models to be used as an offensive weapon, and question why China is denied access to them for normal purposes.
The Defense Ministry is set to earmark funds necessary for preparations to shift its management of confidential data to private-sector cloud services in its budget request for fiscal 2027.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2026
Japan eyes use of cloud services to manage defense secrets
So far the highly classified information has been handled through its own systems.
In mid-July, two OpenAI models undergoing testing left their confined environment ¡ª a scenario the developers had not anticipated ¡ª and ventured onto the internet, where they attacked Hugging Face, an AI model-hosting platform.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Aug 2, 2026
When rogue AI launches a cyberattack, who is legally responsible?
Under U.S. civil and criminal law, unauthorized access to a computer system is an offense.
AI safety experts ?said the new disclosures by OpenAI paint a portrait of a group of cutting-edge labs whose ability to develop dangerous autonomous hacking agents outstrips their ability to keep them under control.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 1, 2026
OpenAI finds evidence other AI agents escaped containment as it widens hacking probe
The new breakouts were uncovered during a probe into how one ?of its agents escaped what was meant to be a contained testing environment this month.
A recent cyberattack impeded systems at major Japanese frozen food maker Nichirei, significantly affecting related industries, including restaurant chains.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2026
Japan adopts cybersecurity policy for early threat detection
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi voiced her hopes for Japan to have ¡°one of the world¡¯s highest levels of cyber defense¡± during a cybersecurity meeting.
In a blog post, Anthropic said it could have done more to review network logs and evaluation transcripts after its AI models breached separate organizations' systems.
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2026
Anthropic¡¯s AI models hacked three organizations during tests
Anthropic said in a blog post that it made the discovery after performing a review of its own cybersecurity tests, following OpenAI¡¯s announcement of a breach last week.
The OpenAI logo
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 29, 2026
OpenAI¡¯s rogue agent compromised a customer at a second tech firm, executive says
While the compromise of ?a second ?customer was just an initial step in its wider hacking campaign, it shows that the rogue agent roamed further afield than was previously known.
Nobuo Miwa, president of cybersecurity firm S&J, says cyberattack programs can be created in the blink of an eye with AI.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 27, 2026
Cyberattacks becoming faster with AI, security firm president says
Cyberattacks are becoming faster and more sophisticated with the use of artificial intelligence, Nobuo Miwa, president of Tokyo-based information security service provider S&J,?said in a recent interview.
Demonstrators participate in the Stop the AI Race protest march in San Francisco on July 11.
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Jul 25, 2026
Has AI become too powerful to control?
One of OpenAI¡¯s most advanced models broke out of a locked-down test and attacked another company¡¯s website ¡ª reviving fears that AI is becoming too powerful.
Operating without the usual safety guardrails, OpenAI¡¯s advanced artificial intelligence models carried out a hack in a matter of hours that would have taken a skilled hacker a couple of weeks.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 23, 2026
OpenAI models pulled off hack in hours that usually takes weeks
OpenAI said in a blog post that the ¡°unprecedented¡± hack at Hugging Face occurred after its own AI models escaped a testing environment to reach the wider internet.
A cyberattack on Nichirei last week caused disruptions to shipments at refrigerated warehouses and deliveries of frozen-food products.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 22, 2026
Hacker group RansomHouse claims responsibility for cyberattack on Nichirei
RansomHouse has previously claimed responsibility for attacks on several Japanese businesses, including a ransomware attack in October on office-supplies retailer Askul.
Nichirei headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2026
Nichirei to fully resume operations as early as next week
The company on Friday partially restarted operations at refrigerated warehouses and food factories, by accepting limited orders from client companies.
Police patrol a beach near the Kudankulam nuclear power project in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu in 2012.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 16, 2026
Files relating to India¡¯s largest nuclear power plant exposed in data breach
The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu is central to Prime Minister Narendra Modi¡¯s ambitious plans to expand the country¡¯s atomic energy capacity.
The Cabinet has adopted revised guidelines for artificial intelligence-related policies to bolster cybersecurity measures. JIJI
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2026
Japan revises AI policy guidelines to bolster cybersecurity
The revision comes amid rapid technological innovation, including the launch of U.S. startup Anthropic¡¯s Claude Mythos.
The Aeon supermarket chain saw stock shortages due to a supply disruption following a cyberattack on food distributor Nichirei.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 16, 2026
Nichirei getting back online after cyberattack hit KFC supplies
Cyberattacks are becoming a recurring operational risk for Japanese companies, with incidents increasingly disrupting more than just internal IT systems.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
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At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
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