Japan sucht in einer neuen Cybersicherheitsstrategie nach Maßnahmen gegen ausländische Bedrohungen

It isn’t „foreign threat“ it’s Japan having terrible cyber security in general. I mean this is the country notorious for putting a guy who never used a computer in charge lol

Takaichi is doing exactly what a responsible leader should do in this climate; strengthening Japan’s cyber self-defense before hostile actors make the first move.

With APT groups like Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon actively probing telecoms and critical systems across the region, proactive resilience isn’t paranoia, it’s basic national security…. if not just plain common sense.

# PRC Advanced Persistent Threat Groups (APT) – Reference Table

| APT Group | Common Aliases | Typical Target Sectors |
|———-|—————-|————————|
| **APT1** | Comment Crew, Comment Panda, PLA Unit 61398 | Defense, Aerospace, Telecom, NGOs |
| **APT2** | PLA Unit 61486 | Government, Military Research |
| **APT3** | Buckeye, Gothic Panda, UPS Team | Defense contractors, Telecom, Gov networks |
| **APT10** | Stone Panda, MenuPass, Red Apollo, Cloud Hopper | Managed service providers (MSPs), Cloud, Tech |
| **APT12** | Numbered Panda, Calc Team | Media, NGOs, East Asia policy targets |
| **APT17** | DeputyDog | U.S. government, Defense, Think Tanks |
| **APT18** | Dynamite Panda, Scandium | Healthcare, Defense, Military-linked targets |
| **APT19** | Codoso Team | Law firms, NGOs, Policy orgs |
| **APT20** | Wocao | Aerospace, Finance, Energy |
| **APT22** | Suckfly | Government, High-tech R&D, Credentials harvesting |
| **APT26** | Turbine Panda | Defense industrial supply chain |
| **APT27** | Emissary Panda (sometimes grouped with “Goblin Panda”) | Defense, Aerospace, Gov networks |
| **APT30** | Naikon, PLA Unit 78020 | Southeast Asian governments, Military |
| **APT31** | Zirconium, Violet Typhoon, Judgement Panda | Elections, Gov officials, NGOs |
| **APT40** | TEMP.Periscope, Kryptonite Panda, Gingham Typhoon | Maritime, Naval R&D, Belt & Road states |
| **APT41** | Double Dragon, Winnti, Wicked Panda, Barium | Hybrid espionage + cybercrime, Gaming, Healthcare |
| **BRONZE BUTLER** | Tick Group | Defense, Electronics, Japanese industry |
| **GALLIUM** | Operation Soft Cell | Global telecom infrastructure |
| **HAFNIUM** | Silk Typhoon | Cloud, Email infrastructure (Exchange exploitation) |
| **UNC215** | — (FireEye/Mandiant classification) | Middle East gov networks, Israel-focused |
| **UNC3886** | — | Secure network appliances, Defense |
| **Winnti Umbrella** | Winnti, LEAD, several sub-groups | Supply-chain attacks, Gaming, Software vendors |
| **Volt Typhoon** | Bronze Silhouette, DEV-0391 | Critical infrastructure, Telecom, Logistics |
| **Salt Typhoon** | GhostEmperor, FamousSparrow | Telecom, Gov, Secure communications systems |
| **Storm-0558** | (Microsoft naming) | Email and cloud identity systems |
| **Earth Lusca** | RedHotel, TAG-22 (Trend Micro) | Gov agencies, Universities, Telecom |
| **BlackTech** | Palmerworm (sometimes considered TW/PRC linked) | Japanese & U.S. tech, Telecom, Defense |

Though for Japanese, „Foreign threats“ = Immigrants!

New cybersecurity strategy? Coming from the place where *“Japan has officially stopped using floppy disks in its government systems as of July 2024”*.

I think it’s close to impossible for Japan to adapt to new tech, and by “new” I mean post-2015 tech. Can they even dream of stopping the use of Windows 7?