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Junsuke Sawarame (Security GO Editorial Team), Reviewed by Katsuyuki Okamoto and Takeshi Sato (Security Evangelists)

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A Look Back at Security Incidents in Japan from January to September 2026

The number of security incidents publicly disclosed in Japan surged from September 2026. This article reviews incidents disclosed from January through September and explains what the data reveals.

October 26th, 2026

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Yuya Sato, Edited by Junsuke Sawarame (Security GO Editorial Team)

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Key Web Server Security Considerations: Hardening Internet-Facing Servers Against Web Shell Compromise

TrendAI™ incident response teams have recently investigated multiple attacks on public-facing web servers and databases. This article explains the hardening measures organizations should implement now to protect their web servers.

October 26th, 2026

12 min

Asako Koizumi, Christopher Boyton, David Sancho, Joshua Paul Ignacio…

Ransomware & extortion

Ransomware’s Next Chapter: How the Criminal Ecosystem Is Changing

Ransomware has evolved from an encryption-driven attack into one monetization path within a modular criminal economy, where access to victim environments, not the ransomware payload, is now the core commodity.

October 22nd, 2026

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Scammers Now Taking to Social Media to Steal Bitcoins

Scammers have found ways to give the rather dated Nigerian Prince scam a new twist: Abuse social media to steal cryptocurrency such as ethereum or bitcoin.

February 8th, 2018

ShurL0ckr Ransomware as a Service Peddled on Dark Web, can Reportedly Bypass Cloud Applications

Security researchers uncovered a new ransomware as a service named ShurL0ckr that reportedly bypasses detection mechanisms of cloud platforms.

February 8th, 2018

3 min read

Exposed Cyber Assets in European Cities

How exposed are Europe’s cyber assets? We used Shodan to find out. This infographic provides information on the potential implications of publicly viewable devices to users and enterprises.

February 6th, 2018

OSX.CreativeUpdate macOS Cryptocurrency Miner Distributed via MacUpdate

A new cryptocurrency-mining malware was uncovered targeting macOS systems: — OSX.CreativeUpdate Here's what you need to know.

February 6th, 2018

Bee Token Stung with a Phishing Scam that Cost Investors $1M of Ethereum

Cryptocurrency startup Bee Token confirmed that scammers conned its investors out of at least $928,000 worth of ethereum when it ran its initial coin offering (ICO)

February 5th, 2018

4 min read

Gas Station Software Vulnerability Potentially Gives Attackers Control over the System

New vulnerabilities in a gas station software that could allow attackers to pull off a variety of malicious attacks, which includes shutting down fuel pumps, hijacking credit card payments, and taking control of systems connected to a gas station.

February 1st, 2018

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Strava Publishes Heatmap, Inadvertently Exposes Military Sites

Fitness tracking app Strava published a heatmap of its fitness app's user activity that could have accidentally revealed the hidden locations of U.S. military bases, patrols, and forward operating bases.

February 1st, 2018

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Diebold Nixdorf, NCR Corp. Send Out Warnings of ATM Jackpotting Attacks to US Banks

ATM jackpotting being detected for the first time in the United States as ATM manufacturers warn banks on attacks.

January 30th, 2018

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Coincheck Suffers Biggest Hack in Cryptocurrency History; Experty Users Tricked into Buying False ICO

Coincheck suffers a massive cryptocurrency hack while Experty users are tricked into buying a false ICO. What does this mean for the safety of cryptocurrency investors?

January 29th, 2018

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“Hide ‘N Seek” Botnet Uses Peer-to-Peer Infrastructure to Compromise IoT Devices

A new botnet dubbed “Hide ‘N Seek”, or HNS, is seemingly one of the first to use custom built peer-to-peer (P2P) communication for its infrastructure.

January 26th, 2018