Japan's Biggest Cybesecurity Threat: Itself

[Samurai_Jerk]

Japan its own enemy in push to improve cybersecurity

Apart from rogue hackers, criminal organizations or even state-backed cyberwarfare units, Japan's businesses and government agencies are facing a unique cybersecurity foe: themselves.

Even with the frequency and severity of cyberattacks increasing rapidly worldwide, efforts by the world's third-largest economy to improve its data security are being hobbled by a widespread corporate culture that views security breaches as a loss of face, leading to poor disclosure of incidents or information sharing at critical moments, Japanese experts and government officials say.

Improving cybersecurity practices has emerged as a top national priority for Japan, stung in recent years by embarrassing leaks at Sony Pictures, the national pension fund and its biggest defense contractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which possibly suffered the theft of submarine and missile designs.

Toshio Nawa, a top Japanese security consultant who is advising the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizers, said he encountered a telling instance this summer when he was called to investigate a breach at a major Japanese government agency.

Nawa found that five different cybersecurity contractors employed by the agency had discovered the breach, but not one reported or shared their findings.

With evidence from the contractors pooled together, Nawa matched the digital fingerprints to a Mexican group that he believes was responsible for a previous attack on Japanese diplomatic servers. The breach was patched, but Nawa walked away flustered.

"In the U.S., if they find a problem, they have to report," he said. "The Japanese engineer feels he fails his duty if he escalates a report. They feel ashamed."

[matsuki]

LOL, or in other words, the whole "don't acknowledge it and it didn't happen" will save you face mentality....I'm sorry, "culture."

[Samurai_Jerk]

LOL, or in other words, the whole "don't acknowledge it and it didn't happen" will save you face mentality....I'm sorry, "culture."

Sure comes in handy in relationships.

[matsuki]

LOL, or in other words, the whole "don't acknowledge it and it didn't happen" will save you face mentality....I'm sorry, "culture."

Sure comes in handy in relationships.

[Samurai_Jerk]

Now even panty thieves have gone cyber.

Tokyo man accused of stealing Facebook underwear photos

A Tokyo man accused of accessing a woman's Facebook account and allegedly downloading pictures of her in her underwear has been arrested, police and reports said Tuesday.

In what is being reported as the first such arrest in Japan, Ryosuke Koga, 25, allegedly logged into the victim's Facebook account 17 times between January and March, a Tokyo Metropolitan Police spokesman said.

Investigators had also found that the IT firm employee allegedly kept approximately 770 Facebook and iCloud IDs and were investigating how he obtained the information, according to local media, including Jiji Press.

[Coligny]

If he have my icloud password I'd be happy to recover it... Went a little too far with that whole long password/random capitalisation for safety thing...

[yanpa]

Now even panty thieves have gone cyber.

Tokyo man accused of stealing Facebook underwear photos

A Tokyo man accused of accessing a woman's Facebook account and allegedly downloading pictures of her in her underwear has been arrested, police and reports said Tuesday.

In what is being reported as the first such arrest in Japan, Ryosuke Koga, 25, allegedly logged into the victim's Facebook account 17 times between January and March, a Tokyo Metropolitan Police spokesman said.

Investigators had also found that the IT firm employee allegedly kept approximately 770 Facebook and iCloud IDs and were investigating how he obtained the information, according to local media, including Jiji Press.

There's an idea for a game - "Panty Theft Simulator". The winner is the player with the largest "haul" displayed by the police after being arrested. Challenges include efficiently storing the loot in one's 6-jo crapartment. Extra points for thefts from high-rise balconies.

Mind you it's probably been done already.

[matsuki]

Now even panty thieves have gone cyber.

Tokyo man accused of stealing Facebook underwear photos

A Tokyo man accused of accessing a woman's Facebook account and allegedly downloading pictures of her in her underwear has been arrested, police and reports said Tuesday.

Ehhhh,if the pics were on facebook, that's public domain, no? What does one expect if they are posting underwear pics?

[wagyl]

Now even panty thieves have gone cyber.

Tokyo man accused of stealing Facebook underwear photos

A Tokyo man accused of accessing a woman's Facebook account and allegedly downloading pictures of her in her underwear has been arrested, police and reports said Tuesday.

Ehhhh,if the pics were on facebook, that's public domain, no? What does one expect if they are posting underwear pics?

At first I had the same reaction, and wondered what the crime was, but it appears that the perpetrator had to log on using the victim's ID to get the photos. Well, actually, in typical FB lack of security all it really needs is for someone to give him the URL of the image file, but only someone with access to that information can find that information to give it to him. Then it is a free-for-all.

[Samurai_Jerk]

Now even panty thieves have gone cyber.

Tokyo man accused of stealing Facebook underwear photos

A Tokyo man accused of accessing a woman's Facebook account and allegedly downloading pictures of her in her underwear has been arrested, police and reports said Tuesday.

Ehhhh,if the pics were on facebook, that's public domain, no? What does one expect if they are posting underwear pics?

At first I had the same reaction, and wondered what the crime was, but it appears that the perpetrator had to log on using the victim's ID to get the photos. Well, actually, in typical FB lack of security all it really needs is for someone to give him the URL of the image file, but only someone with access to that information can find that information to give it to him. Then it is a free-for-all.

I guess Matsuki couldn't be bothered to read to the second sentence I quoted.

Ryosuke Koga, 25, allegedly logged into the victim's Facebook account 17 times between January and March

[matsuki]

I read that but the article (clickbait-ishly) makes it seem like it's criminal to download other people's facebook photos and doesn't specify what he's being charged with.