Japan space agency hacking reveals cyber espionage risk

JAXA's top brass targeted in search of sensitive information

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JAXA President Hiroshi Yamakawa was among the executives whose accounts were targeted. (Photo by Satoshi Kawahara)

TATSUYA SUDO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- A cyberattack against Japan's space agency is an example of the growing threat of cyber espionage targeting executives with access to critical data, a tactic that analysts say is commonly used by Chinese hacker groups.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been hit by multiple cyberattacks, in which staff accounts were hacked through the Microsoft 365 cloud service. The incidents were announced in July.

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