The ability to generate natural Japanese using AI has been identified as a factor behind the increase in cyberattacks targeting Japanese companies and others. A Google security representative explained this in an interview with Nippon Television.
The number of cyberattacks, including those targeting Japanese companies, is reportedly increasing, with attackers showing a tendency to use sophisticated tools. Details of the scale of the damage and specific incidents are limited in the main article, which emphasizes the increase itself.
The article presents the view that the Japanese language had long served as a defensive factor by creating a language barrier, with the difficulty of learning Japanese cited as one reason. More recently, overseas attackers have improved their ability to use AI to generate natural Japanese, making it easier to launch fraudulent attacks.
A new trend has emerged in the response after an attack, with services sometimes being halted to allow them to be restored safely, depending on the circumstances. Measures are needed to counter methods that coordinate multiple AI agents to carry out large numbers of attacks in a short period.
Several comments by John Hultquist, Google’s chief security analyst in the security field, are introduced, with overcoming the language barrier and reconsidering defensive measures cited as relevant factors.