It turns out that the number of suspicious communications confirmed in Japan over the last year, which seems to be related to cyber attacks, was about 6,500 per day, the highest ever.
Recently, the National Police Agency has become more vigilant because there are a series of malicious methods of encrypting data stored in personal computers and demanding money in exchange for restoration.
The National Police Agency analyzes suspicious communications on the Internet to understand the trends of cyber attacks such as stealing confidential information from companies and government agencies.
According to this, the number of accesses that are believed to be related to cyber attacks confirmed in Japan in the last year was 6506 per day, 1.6 times that of adults, the highest number ever.
Recently, a malicious program called "ransomware" has been used to encrypt data stored on a computer without permission and demand money in exchange for restoration. Last year, police officers nationwide at least from companies. It means that 23 cases of damage consultations were received.
In addition, as the number of attacks targeting services related to telework, which is becoming more widespread due to the influence of the new coronavirus, is increasing, the National Police Agency is increasing caution and calling on companies and others to strengthen security measures.