A study by Nihon Keizai has shown that Japan's key infrastructure is vulnerable to cyberattacks. Hackers use security holes to flood cities and interfere with power grids. However, as the newspaper notes, the government does not react.
Experts note the presence of vulnerabilities in the cyber infrastructure of Japan. It is reported that drainage control systems are connected to an external network. At least 877 social infrastructure facilities in the country are at high risk of hacker attacks.
Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi commented in writing on the results of the Nihon Keizai study. “Improving security throughout the supply chain is an urgent task. We must teach management to see the cost and time spent on cyber defense measures not as an “inevitable expense”, but as an investment that will be highly valued in the market,” she said.
For example, as a result of a cyber attack, attackers can block the remote control of a drainage pump. Initially, it was supposed to work in municipal networks, but the pump turned out to be connected directly to the external network.
At the same time, the device did not have any restrictions on connected devices and did not support two-factor authentication using fingerprints or other methods.
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