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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Yuri Kageyama

Japan's tech business SoftBank rolls out OpenAI 'patches' against cyberattacks

Japan SoftBank OpenAI - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group Corp. is launching a service using OpenAI technology to protect against the looming threat of cyberattacks, both companies said Tuesday.

Chief Executive Masayoshi Son called Japan’ s vulnerability to cyberattacks “a crisis,” comparing it to a potential assault by machine guns instead of the rifle shots of the past.

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