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Japan's wave of cyber-attacks
A run of intrusions at Capcom, GMO, Park24 and Sony's internet provider in October 2026, and the government's promised response.
Updated 1 Nov 2026
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Sony Network Communications discloses that 2,585,481 So-net and plala customer records and 54,401 email passwords were exposed.
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Prime Minister Takaichi chairs the first ministerial meeting on cybersecurity and asks for a response package within the following week.
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Capcom reports unauthorised access affecting 11,774,247 records to Osaka police and the Personal Information Protection Commission.
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