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Japan Cybersecurity Week in Review: November 1–7, 2026

The government compiles an emergency package and police open a nationwide joint investigation; GMO holds its first press conference; Arara Message's breach reaches 81 million addresses and its clients start counting; Nojima, Iris Plaza and @cosme join the list; and SEGA's arcade network goes dark.

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IDCF Cloud Ransomware Attack: An Open-Source Flaw in the Portal's Login System, No Data Leak, and Backups for 206 of 495 Customers

A ransomware attack on IDC Frontier's IDCF Cloud from October 7, 2026 hit 495 companies and local governments. Its final report says attackers broke into the customer portal's login system through an open-source flaw, took admin rights over the virtualization platform and encrypted virtual servers. It found no customer data taken; backups survive for 206 customers.