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Security

Cybersecurity, privacy, and the fight to stay safe online.

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Data-center aisle with blinking blue server rack LEDs and bundled network cables under cold fluorescent light, shallow depth, no logos or readable text

Metropolitan Police Cybercrime Division Dismantles Server Hosting 890 Fake E-Tax Portals

Tokyo Metropolitan Police said cybercrime units seized infrastructure hosting 890 cloned National Tax Agency login pages, warning Sports Day travelers not to tap SMS links that demand My Number credentials.

Daiki Yamamoto 山本大輝 Oct 10, 2026

Rooftop mobile antennas and cable conduits on a flat urban building under grey afternoon light, no logos or readable text

Rakuten Mobile Patches Orchestration API Flaw Flagged by JPCERT Coordinated Disclosure

Rakuten Mobile patched an orchestration API flaw that JPCERT/CC flagged in a coordinated disclosure, closing a path that could have let authenticated partners reassign subscriber profiles without secondary approval.

Daiki Yamamoto 山本大輝 Oct 9, 2026

Damaged sedans and scattered debris on Sakurada-dori outside Japan's Foreign Ministry building in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district at dusk, October 8, 2026.

Tokyo Accident Involves Vehicle Linked to Russian Embassy, First Responders Say

Four people were hurt, none seriously, when a diplomatic-plate car leaving Japan’s Foreign Ministry collided with a civilian vehicle on Sakurada-dori in Kasumigaseki on Thursday evening.

Daiki Yamamoto 山本大輝 Oct 9, 2026

A podium with multiple microphones in a government press room, blue curtain backdrop, empty chairs for reporters, fluorescent lighting, no logos or readable text

Police Chief Presses Password Hygiene After Nikkei Phishing Blast and Times Car Leak

National Police Agency chief Yoshinobu Kusafuka urged stronger passwords and identity checks after a Nikkei phishing blast and the Times Car leak.

Daiki Yamamoto 山本大輝 Oct 8, 2026

U.S. Marines in uniform gather for a briefing inside an Okinawa base gym while commanders outline a 48-hour operational pause, with unit flags and fluorescent lighting.

Okinawa Stationed U.S. Troops Suspend Operations Through Friday After Robbery-Murder Arrest at Futenma

Lt. Gen. Benjamin Watson ordered every U.S. service member on Okinawa to stand down from noon Wednesday through Friday after police arrested a Futenma-based lance corporal in the death of a Naha woman, then imposed a 30-day liberty curfew.

Daiki Yamamoto 山本大輝 Oct 7, 2026

Plainclothes Japanese police officers escort a handcuffed man in a dark jacket toward a police van outside a Tokyo station, overcast morning light, journalists with cameras at the curb

Japan Extradites Suspected Qilin Ransomware Operator to Germany After Tokyo Arrest

Japanese police handed a Russian national linked to the Qilin extortion crew to German authorities after locating him in Japan on a warrant tied to a ransomware attack on a German firm.

Daiki Yamamoto 山本大輝 Oct 6, 2026