The Japanese government announced it will hold a ministerial-level meeting on Monday to address cyber threats, as a growing number of data breaches exposes weaknesses in the country's cybersecurity defenses.
"A series of cyberattacks targeting Japanese companies and other organizations has revealed large-scale data leaks as well as secondary damage caused by the exploitation of that leaked information," Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said at a regular press conference on Monday morning. "Addressing this issue has become an urgent priority," he said.
Kihara stated that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will chair the meeting at 6 p.m. local time to coordinate the government's response to the recent surge in cyberattacks.
In one of the most recent incidents, IT service provider GMO Internet Group said its foreign exchange trading service suffered unauthorized access, with some customers reporting transactions in their accounts that they did not make. On Saturday, GMO requested government assistance to eliminate the source of the malicious cyber activity.
Kihara declined to comment on the specific details of the GMO incident but said the government will provide support to organizations that have been targeted.
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