Tokyo DispatchJapan, in EnglishThe telecom group raised its full-year forecast on a record first half, then turned its earnings briefing to the AI-driven attacks it says are growing every week.
Unauthorized access at the printing service Rakusul may have exposed print data and invoice details, as Trend Micro links a surge in leaks to autonomous AI-agent attacks.
Hiroshi Miyashita of Chuo University says companies collect personal data they do not need and will not delete, and that keeping less would be the best defense against cyberattacks.
EFS says a supplier's cooling equipment was targeted and temperatures climbed to an "extremely high level" before staff intervened. Supermarket fridges and freezers in several European countries have been hit too.
The government will announce emergency measures on Nov. 6, including a push to close vulnerabilities firms already knew about and defenses built on high-performance AI.
The National Police Agency and all 47 prefectural forces will investigate cyberattacks together, with a separate team formed for the breach at a GMO Internet cloud service.
The doll maker shut its AZONET shop after a breach exposed customer email addresses, and will keep selling through Rakuten instead. Other chains are also shedding the data they keep.
A PHP flaw drew a plea from the prime minister, and an FX trader watched an automated account drain in seconds. The common thread is speed.
A Tokyo security firm demonstrated ARTEX, a vulnerability scanner built to run on top of other AI models. Researchers say Chinese hackers favor DeepSeek to power it because its guardrails are loose.
