Japan launches emergency cybersecurity package after wave of attacks

Japan launched a 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.