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Japan Forward reports that attacks have hit organisations in Japan and South Korea, with incidents affecting sectors from car-sharing and media to finance and government. A cybersecurity company cited in the article found that Chinese AI software called ARTEX had been exploited in attacks against Japanese companies.
Why it mattersAironWorks chief executive Ani Terada says generative AI makes it easier for attackers to write natural-sounding Japanese phishing messages. Japan Forward reports 119 publicly disclosed information-leak incidents in Japan by 6 October, 81 of them since July. That is a reported count, not proof that AI caused those breaches. AI may make convincing scams easier to produce, while fragmented criminal groups can make attacks harder to trace.
Discuss: Should organisations prioritise stronger phishing defences, or spend more effort trying to identify who is behind the attacks?
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