The Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone, an area in Laos meant for gambling and resort life, has become a center for money laundering and trafficking. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/15/asia-pacific/crime-legal/las-vegas-laos-city-crime/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #cybercrime #goldentriangle #laos #southeastasia #cybersecurity #hacking #organizedcrime #smuggling #moneylaundering #fraud #china
More than 200 foreign nationals rescued from scam centers in eastern Myanmar remain stranded along the country's border with Thailand, according to a local rebel group. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/25/asia-pacific/foreigners-scam-centers-thai-myanmar-border/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia #organizedcrime #kidnapping #humantrafficking #cybersecurity
Over 20,000 malicious IP addresses or domains linked to infostealer malware have been taken down in a joint international operation joined by Japan and 25 other countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/12/companies/npa-interpol-malware/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #npa #interpol #cybersecurity
Hackers continue to hijack online brokerage accounts in Japan to manipulate share prices to their advantage https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/09/markets/trading-hijack-continues/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #cybersecurity #brokerages #hacking #stocks #fraud #fsa
Japanese online brokerage accounts are being taken over by hackers who use the portfolios to buy shares of companies in which they are invested. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/30/trading-account-hijacking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #cybersecurity #brokerages #hacking
Singapore is looking to develop stronger cyber and digital links with Japan, as both countries mark 60 years of diplomatic relations in 2026, the city-state's envoy says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/20/tech/singapore-japan-digital-cyber/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #singapore #singaporejapanrelations #cybersecurity #internet #computers #digitalization
Hong Kong passed a cybersecurity law on Wednesday to regulate operators of critical infrastructure, forcing them to strengthen computer systems and report cybersecurity incidents or risk penalties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/20/hong-kong-new-cybersecuirty-law/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #hongkong #cybersecurity
Google said it will acquire cloud security platform Wiz for $32 billion, citing the need for greater cybersecurity capacity as artificial intelligence embeds itself in technology infrastructure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/19/tech/google-cybersecurity-company-wiz/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #google #ai #acquisitions #cybersecurity
Japan has set a goal of more than tripling its domestic cybersecurity industry sales in the next decade, from the current ¥900 billion to ¥3 trillion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/05/tech/meti-cybersecurity-strategy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #cybersecurity #defense #tech
Cryptocurrency exchange operator DMM Bitcoin said Monday that it will go out of business. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/12/02/companies/dmm-bitcoin-close/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #dmmbitcoin #cryptocurrencies #bitcoin #cybersecurity #sbi