Cyberattacks have continued daily in Tokyo, and the possibility of personal information leaks from police agencies has come to light. Chinese AI has been cited as being involved, while reports suggest that the slow pace of decision-making at Japanese companies has contributed to the expansion of the damage.
Amid continuing daily cyberattacks, the Saitama Prefectural Police announced that personal information on all 13,000 employees could have been leaked, while it was also found that information on 16,000 people at the Kanagawa Prefectural Police could have been exposed. Unauthorized access to an IT company handling outsourced operations is believed to have been the cause.
An investigation found a high likelihood that Chinese AI was used in some of the cyberattacks, and analysis also indicated that approximately 80 Japanese companies were targeted. The president of Lawson acknowledged the current state of its security levels and monitoring systems.
As part of security measures, services including the Second Street and GEO operators' services and SoftBank's member website were temporarily suspended. CyberGym conducted practical training as a countermeasure exercise.
Instructors cited staff shortages and slow decision-making as weaknesses of Japanese companies, and said that stronger organizational structures and systems were needed.