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Japan personal data leaks or risk affect 260 million people

Japan has tallied a cumulative 260 million people whose personal information was leaked or at risk of leaking due to unauthorised access since April, more than twice the country’s population, according to data released by the Personal Information Protection Commission. The commission received 2,094 reports between April 1 and Oct. 16. Reports surged in October, though the figures are based on filing dates and include duplicate counts.

AI & Enterprise

Japan to set up dedicated white hacker team to counter AI-based cyberattacks

Japan will set up a specialised white hacker team in November to respond to AI-based cyberattacks, aiming to find and fix vulnerabilities from a hacker’s perspective. The unit will be installed at the Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA) under the jurisdiction of the economy ministry and others, and will carry out AI-backed penetration testing. The government has also warned industry groups about a major PHP vulnerability and plans steps to bolster small business security.

Crypto

Keystone Shopify store breach leaks customer data for hardware wallet maker

Hardware wallet maker Keystone suffered a breach of its Shopify-based online store that exposed customer names, contact details, shipping addresses and order information, Cryptopolitan reported. Keystone detected unauthorised access on Oct. 20 and confirmed on Oct. 23 that a third party obtained shipping data. It said payment information, recovery phrases, private keys and wallet passwords were not leaked. The company warned of impersonation attempts and began an investigation and customer notifications.