The emergency strategy dedicates 10 billion yen from the existing budget, with total expenditures projected to grow as the finance minister secures more resources. Countermeasures will focus on AI-assisted security mechanisms, reinforced investigative frameworks, and rapid containment of ongoing corporate breaches. Officials also plan to establish a specialized cyber rescue unit alongside a dedicated coordinating secretariat before the end of the fiscal year. These measures follow findings that an AI tool called Artex was deployed in multiple domestic attacks, including one targeting GMO Internet Group.
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Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence are driving a dangerous new wave of corpora…: Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence are driving a dangerous new wave of corporate cyberattacks across Japan.
Government leadership views cross-sector collaboration as essential for keeping pace with…: Government leadership views cross-sector collaboration as essential for keeping pace with modern, AI-augmented cyber threats.
State funding is expected to escalate beyond initial budget reserves to ensure comprehens…: State funding is expected to escalate beyond initial budget reserves to ensure comprehensive support for targeted businesses.
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the package includes security countermeasures, strengthening of investigation systems, and reinforcement of support for victims and measures to prevent the spread of damage.
TOKYO: Japan launched an multi-million dollar emergency policy package on Friday (Nov 6) to address a sudden wave of hacking incidents.
The country's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has vowed to take action after dozens of businesses reported unauthorised access in recent weeks to their systems and potential leaks of client data.
Hacks and data breaches have ballooned worldwide, with AI's ability to find previously unknown ways to break into computer systems in the global spotlight.
"In light of the current situation involving increasingly serious cyberattacks, all ministers present today have put their heads together to formulate an 'emergency countermeasures package,'” Takaichi told her ministers on Friday.
The package would initially be funded by 10 billion yen (US$63 million) available in the government's budget but the overall cost would likely be higher with the premier asking her finance minister to figure out how to free up funds for the entire plan.
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