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sakurasuki
Damage is not only data leaks, disruption can consider as damage.
dbsaiya
Sounds like Suga's Digital Agency better start working overtime instead of just concentrating on My Number.
Desert Tortoise
Familiarize yourself with the work of organizations like Fireeye. They are a cyber security company and they know all the different threat vectors. They have a habit of being able to identify hacker organizations to the point of being able to identify individuals by name. These hackers are anything but anonymous. They all leave fingerprints that are traceable.
shogun36
“Pro-Russia”
so not actual Russians? Just Japanese jack holes, claiming they are pro-Russians?
lunatic
It is easy to perform a DDoS.
That's just some kids playing with Linux.
Let's hope no real hacker attacks Japan.
Mohan
Does anyone visit Tokyo Metro Co and Osaka Metro Co's websites?
tooheysnew
yeh, there’s quite a few here who are all talk, but enjoy the freedom & lifestyle the west has to offer.
their comments could be taken more seriously if they walked the walk, to Russia
lostrune2
There are very smart people on all sides
The cyberattackers have smart people, but so are the people who track them
If ya think people can't track cyberattackers, ya haven't met smart hackers, lol
GBR48
Use Cloudfare and send ninjas to bump off Putin.
garypen
It's probably pretty useful to people seeking info regarding timetables, routes, and fares.
Mark E
Until today, I didn't even know the Metro systems had websites.
And a closer look reveals they also still have FAX machines.
In all seriousness though, I'm concerned at how prepared Japan actually is regarding cybersecurity given the previous minister had NO experience operating a computer.
Desert Tortoise
Killnet is a cybercrime group known to be sympathetic to Russia. It emerged earlier in the year as a DDoS-as-a-service tool, allowing customers to rent botnet access for $1,350 a month, according to researchers at cybersecurity vendor Recorded Future.
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the group has thrown its weight behind hacktivist activities in support of Vladimir Putin’s government, launching DDoS attacks on countries supporting Ukraine, going as far as to “declare war” on ten countries, including the UK, which were sanctioning Russia.
https://techmonitor.ai/technology/cybersecurity/japan-cyberattack-killnet
Desert Tortoise
Do you even know what Linux is? There is nothing special about Linux that facilitates DDoS attacks. It's just an operating system like Mac OS or DOS but is open source and user supported rather than something you have to purchase from a monopolistic vendor.