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New Xiū gǒu Phishing Kit Hits UK, US, Japan, Australia Across Key Sectors
Cybersecurity researchers uncovered the “Xiū gǒu” phishing kit targeting users in the UK, US, Spain, Australia, and Japan.…
Top Japanese dating app Omiai hacked; 1.71 million users at risk
Hackread.com can confirm that threat actors on several hacker forums are already hunting for stolen Omiai database.
Getting a VPN in Japan
Virtual private networks (VPN) are very popular in Japan however....
Hackers steal sensitive data from Japanese search engine for sex hotels
A Japanese search engine designed primarily for the purpose of helping people find Love Hotels and book rooms suffered a data breach.
Hackers steal $60 million from Japan’s Zaif cryptocurrency exchange
Zaif is the 35th largest cryptocurrency exchange by turnover. Hackers have stolen a whopping $60 million (6.7 billion yen) worth…
Japanese police to charge scammers with crypto mining without consent
The investigators believe that the case involving crypto mining is a violation of the law banning the use…
Data of millions of Japanese sold on underground hacking forums
A cybercriminal operating from outside China was found to be selling data of nearly 200 million Japanese users…
Japanese boy arrested for developing cryptocurrency stealing malware
A teenager has been arrested for creating a cryptocurrency stealing malware used in stealing MonaCoin, world’s first Japanese cryptocurrency. Just days after…
13-year-old Japanese Kid Caught Selling Malware
It is no surprise that malware attacks are increasing and cyber criminals are becoming sophisticated in their campaigns…
14-year-old Japanese Student Caught for Creating Ransomware
The cyber criminal community is quite active is developing nasty ransomware to infect unsuspecting users and demand a…