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NIKKE PC launcher ran malware after CDN scripts were altered, operator says
Anyone who started the Windows launcher since 3:41 p.m. on September 27 is being asked to check their PC, change passwords and reissue API keys and access tokens.
Denny's Japan app breached as migration flaw let outsiders create credentials
Customer codes, email addresses and birth dates may have leaked after unauthorized credentials were created in the system that moved users from the old Denny's app to the new one. Denny's Japan says it does not yet know how many people are affected.
Breaches keep coming, and a security expert points to unmanaged AI agents and subsidiaries
KPMG Consulting's Tomoki Sawada says attackers are using AI to work faster and hit companies of every size, while defenders miss the weak points inside their own groups.
GMO chief's tearful press conference becomes a meme, and a test of how Japan handles breaches
Kumagai Masatoshi's 20-second silence and a vow he never used the word "profit" drew laughter online. A crisis-communications adviser says the scrutiny it invited may do the company good.
GMO chief apologizes for smiling selfies during breach crisis, but won't delete them
Masatoshi Kumagai says the photos show he won't bow to threats, after critics called them insensitive while his group was dealing with unauthorized access to its services.
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