Tokyo DispatchJapan, in EnglishThe group that advertises the world's strongest white-hat hackers took two and a half months to notice an intrusion, and says it still cannot explain why a vulnerability flagged by its own specialists was never fixed.
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.
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.
Masatoshi Kumagai fronted the group's response to a major data breach himself. The apology became a monologue, and governance concerns showed up in the stock.
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.
