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'Two Russian hacking groups leveled distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)
attacks at Japanese logistics and shipbuilding firms — as well as government
and political organizations — in what experts believe are attempts to pressure
the Japanese government. The attacks came after lawmakers boosted the nation's
defense budget, and its military conducted exercises with regional allies.
The two pro-Russian cyberthreat groups — NoName057(16) and the Russian Cyber
Army Team — started attacking Japanese targets on Oct. 14, with more than half
of the attacks targeting logistics, shipbuilding, and manufacturing firms,
according to network-monitoring firm Netscout. The groups, especially
NoName057(16), have made a name for themselves by attacking Ukrainian and
European targets following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
In the latest spate of attacks, the groups targeted Japanese industry and
government agencies after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian
Federation expressed concern over the ramp-up of Japan's military, says Richard
Hummel, director of threat intelligence for Netscout.
"Japan had their elections last week, and the leader that took over is no fan
of Russia and, in fact, has been very vocal about supporting Ukraine and
sending aid," he says. "Japan is also working with the US military on joint
exercises and ballistics missiles testing — these are the [regional events]
that NoName057 will go after."'
Via Violet Blue’s
Cybersecurity Roundup: October 22, 2024
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-22-114461931
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*** Xanni ***
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