Japan is confronting a mounting cybersecurity crisis, with a ransomware attack disrupting hundreds of organisations and a series of separate breaches putting millions of customer records at risk. One alarming detail: experts estimate that stolen Japanese driver's licence images could be offered on dark-web markets for as little as ¥25, or around £0.12.
The incidents have prompted urgent government warnings and renewed scrutiny of how companies safeguard personal information. For consumers, the danger extends beyond stolen data to potential identity fraud, impersonation and increasingly convincing phishing attempts.
