
Cyber Special Investigation Department and 47 Prefectural Police Forces Establish Joint Investigation Headquarters with Metropolitan Police Department over GMO Internet Incident
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Personal information is being leaked one after another due to cyber attacks on companies and organizations. The government is putting together an "emergency package" on cybersecurity.
In response to a series of leaks of personal information due to cyberattacks on companies and organizations, the National Police Agency announced on the 6th that it has established a joint investigation headquarters between the agency's Cyber Special Investigation Department and 47 prefectural police departments.
The investigation headquarters was established within the agency's Cyber Special Investigation Department on June 6. The company has set up an investigation into the series of leaks of personal information that have occurred this year, and hopes to receive access logs (history) from companies that have been affected and analyze them to identify the source of the attacks and lead to arrests.
Additionally, regarding the incident of unauthorized access to cloud services provided by GMO Internet, the National Police Agency set up a joint investigation headquarters on the 6th with the agency's Cyber Special Investigation Department and the Metropolitan Police Department, in addition to the investigation headquarters with police forces nationwide.
National Police Agency Commissioner Yoshinobu Kusunobu said at a meeting on the 5th that gathered police chiefs from across the country, ``The National Police Agency and prefectural police need to work closely together to investigate and uncover the facts, and to strongly promote countermeasures.''
In addition, based on the government's ``emergency package'' on cybersecurity, the National Police Agency issued a notice on the 6th to police forces nationwide instructing them to work together to build an investigation system.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The source of the attack may be identified through access log analysis by the investigation headquarters, leading to arrest.
Possible · Within weeks

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