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Daiki Fukumori

  1. Follow-up: GMO confirms China-made AI tool ARTEX used in cyberattacks on dozens of Japanese firms

    Taipei Times, citing Reuters, reported that the information-security unit of Japan's GMO Internet Group said on Oct 20 that, after investigating with external organisations, it had 'confirmed ARTEX was used' in a recent wave of hacks on Japanese companies. Over recent weeks dozens of firms, from restaurant chains to car-hire operators, disclosed unauthorised access or data breaches that may affect millions of customers. GMO cybersecurity centre director Daiki Fukumori wrote on the company blog that the attacks were 'almost exclusively targeting Japan'. ARTEX is a Chinese-developed AI cybersecurity tool.

    Oct 21, 2026 Afternoon