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CYBERSECURITY

The seals of the U.S. Cyber Command, the National Security Agency and the Central Security Service in Fort Meade, Maryland.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 11, 2026
More suicides at U.S. spy and cyber agencies scrutinized by Congress
At least 11 National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command workers died by suicide over roughly the past year, officials and public records say.
Employees fill boxes of perished goods outside an Intermarche supermarket in Paris on Oct. 13, a day after a cyberattack targeted refrigeration systems at French supermarket chains, causing food losses and fires at several stores.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 11, 2026
France supermarket hack marks new phase in Iran’s shadow war
Cyberattacks hit French supermarkets last month, forcing the disposal of entire inventories of perishable food.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara speaks at a news conference at the Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 10, 2026
Takaichi seeks international AI cooperation at France-hosted meeting
The prime minister said AI is posing new security challenges and that its impact transcends borders, making international cooperation essential.
As of the end of October, 84.6% of 今日吃瓜 population held a My Number card.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Nov 10, 2026
Amid questions over 今日吃瓜 cybersecurity, just how safe is the My Number system?
With over 80% of the population using My Number, concerns have emerged over the country’s all-in-one card and the personal information stored in it.
Masaaki Taira, former digital transformation minister, speaks at a Liberal Democratic Party cybersecurity panel meeting on Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2026
Japan mulls expanding cyberdefense monitoring to domestic communication
Following a series of data breaches, ruling party members argue that current methods do not provide sufficient information to prevent attacks.
Refrigerators sit empty at the frozen food aisle inside an Intermarche supermarket in Paris a day after a cyberattack targeted refrigeration systems at French supermarket chains, causing food losses and fires at several stores on Oct. 13.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 10, 2026
French officials blame Iran for refrigerator hacks and vow retaliation
A joint report issued by French spy and cyber agencies accused a cyber offensive unit tied to the Revolutionary Guard of being behind the campaign.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2026
Takaichi administration announces emergency cyberdefense package
New measures focus on strengthening private-public cooperation and building expert teams.
Binance disclosed the theft on Oct. 29, in what has become the largest cryptocurrency hack on record.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 6, 2026
Binance hack funds flow to Chinese launderers, Chainalysis says
The hackers have been seen transferring stolen assets through thousands of digital wallets and across multiple blockchains to obscure their origins.
Google noted that the backdoor established by Videostrong appears to have been “intentionally developed, deployed, and operated for financial gain.”
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 5, 2026
Google and NPA disable Chinese company’s backdoor into internet-connected devices
Over 1.3 million devices were affected by the backdoor and botnet.
Employees empty perishable goods from freezers at a supermarket in Sjoebo, Sweden, on Monday after a hacker attack on refrigeration systems that affected several countries in Europe.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2026
Uncool! Hacking refrigerators is a hint of threats to come
Fiddled freezers are not a national security threat. But think of refrigerators as the tip of the iceberg.
A man described as Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi national employed as an OpenAI engineer, looks behind a TV where a recording device had been placed at a conference room in OpenAI offices, in a still image from surveillance video included in a charging document after U.S. federal agents arrested and charged him with installing a hidden audio recording device, in San Francisco on Oct. 5.
BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2026
OpenAI employees warned about operational security lapses for years, sources say
Workers said OpenAI’s controls were so lax that outsiders could obtain sensitive information about the AI lab’s technology with relative ease.
Binance Co-CEO Richard Teng in Hong Kong on Tuesday
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 4, 2026
Binance hackers used fake job interviews in record heist
The crypto exchange has said that it will bear the financial cost but the exchange paused withdrawals for almost two days after the incident.
About 77 million email addresses have been leaked from a subsidiary of information technology services firm Paycloud Holdings.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 3, 2026
More data breaches hit Japan, including leak of 77 million email addresses
The breaches join a growing list of reported cyberattacks on Japanese companies as concerns rise over the security measures companies are taking.
Employees empty freezers at ICA Kvantum supermarket in Sjoebo, Sweden, on Monday.
WORLD
Nov 3, 2026
Supermarkets across Europe report new suspected freezer hack
Danish refrigeration systems maker Danfoss said the incidents across Europe involved its products, as was the case in France last month.
Kim Yo Jong (center left), sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, joins defense officials for an inspection visit at an undisclosed location in the country in this image released on Oct. 21.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2026
North Korea calls U.S. claims it was behind Binance hack ‘a grave political provocation’
Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of the North Korean leader, called the allegations “absurd rhetoric and nothing new.”
The crypto market at large has faced a surge in cybercrime this year, fueled in part by the growing sophistication and availability of artificial intelligence tools.
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2026
Binance outflows hit $4.7 billion after record North Korea hack
Net withdrawals from the platform reached $4.7 billion by Monday morning in London, according to a Binance spokesperson.
Unlike garden-variety hackers targeting individual investors, TraderTraitor uses a strategy known as Big Game Hunting, cybersecurity experts say, helped by AI to seek out high-value crypto businesses to compromise.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2026
North Korea’s hackers supercharge crypto heists with AI skills
North Korea maintains a thousands-strong hacker army, but the top unit known as “TraderTraitor” may only have a dozen or so members, experts say.
A total of 344,930 contracts were held by nine companies selling cyber insurance in fiscal 2025, which ended in March 2026, up from 74,852 contracts in fiscal 2020.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2026
More companies seeking cyber insurance following high-profile data breaches
Such policies typically cover the cost of tracing the source of data breaches and compensation, but not ransom paid to cyberattackers.
GMO Internet Group CEO Masatoshi Kumagai bows as he enters a venue for a media briefing in Tokyo on Monday about the impact of a cyberattack.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2026
GMO execs apologize for inadequate response to cyberattacks
CEO Masatoshi Kumagai formally acknowledged failings at the firm’s first public briefing since it became embroiled in a massive data breach scandal.
A Ukrainian serviceman stands next to a makeshift memorial at Independence Square in Kyiv on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 2, 2026
Cyberattacks hit Russia and Ukraine after truce ends
Moscow said hackers posted “false information” on its emergency warnings app after Ukraine reported a suspected breach of its air raid alert system.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
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