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Japan
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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.…
October 31, 2024
Hackers Claim Accessing 740GB of Data from Viber Messaging App
Hackers claim to have breached Viber, stealing 740GB of data, including source code, and are now demanding ransom of 8 Bitcoin.
March 16, 2024
Human Error: Casio ClassPad Data Breach Impacting 148 Countries
If you are a Casio ClassPad customer, it is strongly recommended that you change your ClassPad password immediately to protect yourself.
October 19, 2023
MalDoc in PDF Attack: Hackers Hiding Malicious Word Files within PDFs
Dubbed MalDoc in PDF attack by researchers, the new attack trend utilizes PDF and Word files to spread malware.
August 31, 2023
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.
May 24, 2021
Cyber criminals using Coronavirus emergency to spread malware
Yes, you read that right! Coronavirus is being used to spreads dangerous Emotet trojan!
January 31, 2020
Getting a VPN in Japan
Virtual private networks (VPN) are very popular in Japan however....
January 10, 2020
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.
January 7, 2020
Toyota data breach: Hackers steal 3.1 million customers’ data
Toyota suffers third consecutive data breach within a few weeks. World famous Japanese automobile maker Toyota has become…
April 1, 2019
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…
September 22, 2018