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

On Oct. 17, Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kazuhiko Aoki said the government is investigating the DDoS attacks

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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.

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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.

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