Advantest confirms personal data was stolen in February ransomware attack
Japanese chip-testing giant Advantest says attackers who deployed ransomware in February also stole personal data, including Social Security, passport and medical information.
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Alleged Qilin ransomware member arrested in Japan, extradited to Germany
A 28-year-old Russian national described as a core Qilin member was detained in Osaka in May and handed over to German authorities on October 2.
Osaka Metropolitan University cancels classes after suspected ransomware attack
A suspected ransomware attack knocked out around 500 servers at one of Japan's largest universities and may have exposed data on at least 130,000 people.
Nikkei says hijacked employee account sent 9,000 phishing emails to contacts and sources
Japan's Nikkei disclosed that an attacker took over an employee's Microsoft 365 account and used it to send roughly 9,000 malicious emails. The Record reports a separate Google Workspace intrusion affected 1,646 people.