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Russia-linked hackers have taken aim at Japan, following its ramping up of military exercises with regional allies and the increase of its defense budget - 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
More than half of the attacks targeted the logistics and manufacturing sector, while nearly a third targeted government agencies and political organizations in Japan, Netscout stated in its analysis.
On Oct. 17, Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kazuhiko Aoki said the government is investigating the DDoS attacks
https://www.gov-online.go.jp/en/press_conference/chief_cabinet_secretary/202410/video-289205.html
More than half of the attacks targeted the logistics and manufacturing sector, while nearly a third targeted government agencies and political organizations in Japan, Netscout stated in its analysis.
https://www.netscout.com/blog/asert/ddos-attacks-against-japan