KnowBe4 - Japan Attributes More Than 200 Cyberattacks to China Threat Actor "MirrorFace"

Japan Attributes More Than 200 Cyberattacks to China

Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) has attributed more than 200 cyber incidents over the past five years to the China-aligned threat actor “MirrorFace,” Infosecurity Magazine reports.



from KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Blog https://blog.knowbe4.com/japan-attributes-more-than-200-cyberattacks-to-china

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