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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

12 min

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…

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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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A Rundown of Microsoft’s New Patch Deployment Process

Microsoft is implementing a new process for delivering Windows updates and patches: Registry keys are now required. Here's what users and businesses need to know.

January 4th, 2018

Data Breach Compromised 250,000 PII of U.S. Department of Homeland Security Employees, Witnesses

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed a data breach that compromised the information of 250,000 DHS individuals involved in ongoing DHS criminal investigations.

January 3rd, 2018

Forever 21 Reports Point-of-Sale Malware Linked to Data Breach

Apparel retailer Forever 21 disclosed its findings on the data breach it reported last November 2017, revealing signs of point-of-sale (PoS) malware and unauthorized network access into affected PoS devices.

January 3rd, 2018

Source Code of IoT Botnet Satori Publicly Released on Pastebin

The source code of the Satori internet-of-things (IoT) botnet, pegged as Mirai's successor, was posted online on Pastebin. What does this mean in the IoT threat landscape, and what can users do against it?

January 3rd, 2018

2017’s Notably Abused System Administration Tools and Protocols

Here are some of 2017's notably abused system administration tools and protocols as well as best practices enterprises can do against threats that exploit them.

December 26th, 2017

7 min read

Electroneum (ETN) Cryptocurrency Targeted by Webminer Delivered via Malicious Advertisements

Trend Micro observed a recent spate of attacks designed to deliver a webminer for the Electroneum (ETN) cryptocurrency.

December 22nd, 2017

2 min read

TRITON Wielding Its Trident – New Malware Tampering with Industrial Safety Systems

TRITON or TRISIS (detected by Trend Micro as TROJ_TRISIS.A) is a recently discovered malware that was designed to manipulate industrial safety systems and most notably was involved in shutting down an industrial plant’s operations.

December 22nd, 2017

6 min read

Five Individuals Arrested in Connection with Campaigns Involving CTB Locker and Cerber

Cybercriminals allegedly linked to two of the most infamous malware of recent years were arrested in Romania after authorities caught five individuals with links to campaigns that distributed the CTB-Locker and Cerber ransomware.

December 21st, 2017

2 min read

2017 Ransomware Recap

While ransomware’s routines are a familiar territory, 2017 brought with it scale and scope. Here are this year’s notable ransomware and the lessons they taught.

December 20th, 2017

6 min read

14 min read Vladimir Kropotov, Mayra Rosario Fuentes, Fyodor Yarochkin, Lion Gu

Travel Hacks: How Cybercriminals Tour the World on the Cheap

In the past several years, traveling cybercriminals have toured around the world on the cheap, thanks to the fraudulent online transactions involving travel documents, airline and hotel loyalty accounts, and other travel-related services in the underground.

December 20th, 2017