Japan Declares 'State of Emergency in Cyberspace' Over Cyberattacks

Japan is facing a wave of cyberattacks: at least 53 companies have been hit by ransomware, including manufacturers, hospitals and schools, according to the National Police Agency. Bookoff Group and East Japan Railway confirmed breaches affecting over 6 million customer records, while the financial regulator told banks to stop accepting driver's licenses as ID.

• At least 53 Japanese companies hit by ransomware attacks
• Bookoff and JR East confirmed over 6 million customer records exposed
• Regulator barred banks from accepting driver's licenses as ID after Times Car hack
• CrowdStrike linked South Korea attacks to an AI agent using Claude Code