As Japan expands telework, hackers follow and crack into networks

At least 38 companies are found to have comprised login info

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Cybercriminals are reportedly finding vulnerabilities in VPNs and exploiting them. © Reuters

KOSUKE TAKAMI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- As more of Japan's companies adopt telework during the coronavirus pandemic, cybercriminals are not far behind, hacking into login information that gives them access to the internal networks of some of the nation's largest corporations.

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