Japan links Chinese hacking group MirrorFace to dozens of cyberattacks

Targets included politicians, key government ministries and JAXA space agency

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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said in June that it had suffered a series of cyberattacks since 2023. © Reuters

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan on Wednesday linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country's national security and high technology data to a Chinese hacking group, MirrorFace, detailing their tactics and calling on government agencies and businesses to reinforce preventive measures.

The National Police Agency said its analysis on the targets, methods and infrastructure of the cyberattacks by MirrorFace from 2019 to 2024 concluded they were systematic attacks linked to China with an aim of stealing data on Japanese national security and advanced technology.

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