Japan Launches Emergency Cybersecurity Package after Wave of Attacks

Japan launched a multimillion-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.