UPDATE 2-Japan's defence industry hit by its first cyber attack. * Mitsubishi Heavy says was target of cyber attack * Says working with outside experts * Some 80 computers infected, data stolen - Yomiuri * Company is Japan's biggest defence contractor.
Mitsubishi Heavy Hit in Cyber Attack; No Defense-Related Info Leaked. Honda hacked - 283,000 car owners personal data Leaked ! ~ THN : The Hackers News. While Tokyo-based Sony Corp. battles massive data security breaches, Japanese carmaker Honda is confronting its own online challenge — the theft of personal information from 283,000 Honda and Acura customers in Canada.
Jerry Chenkin, executive vice-president and chief compliance officer at Honda Canada Inc., confirmed Thursday that names, addresses and vehicle identification numbers were taken from the company's e-commerce websites myHonda and myAcura, with suspicious activity on the site first detected in late February. In a letter to affected vehicle owners dated May 13 and obtained by the Star, Honda Canada said it was alerted by unusual volume on the sites, including “some unauthorized attempts to access account information.”
The letter said financial information was not compromised. Honda, which does not sell customer data to third parties, is investigating the incident, which has been reported to police. Perpetrators have not been identified and no group has claimed responsibility. Korean cyber attack on 2ch. Cyber warfare: China vs Japan. Date: May 11, 2005 Source: MSNBC News By: Anthony Faiola TOKYO - In the fortified control room of a major Internet security firm, a beleaguered team of experts slouched behind glowing computer screens, tracking overseas hackers through billions of lines of data.
They glanced up periodically at an electronic world map on the wall where, every few seconds, red lines lit up, revealing a new cyber-war aimed at Tokyo. Over the past several months, a series of attacks believed to have originated in China and South Korea have hit dozens of key public and private Web sites hosted in Japan in what authorities describe as the heaviest assault ever perpetrated on the nation's computer systems from overseas. Although the violent street protests in Beijing and Shanghai in recent weeks are the most visible face of resurgent anti-Japanese sentiments in the region, quieter Internet-based hostilities remain a source of national concern. Japanese universities and companies such as Sony Corp.' Add comment.