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Japan announces emergency cybersecurity package following a wave of attacks

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Japan launched a 10 billion yen cybersecurity package following widespread breaches across government agencies and private firms. The plan authorizes active cyber defense to access hacker servers preemptively and establishes joint public-private response units. Security specialists and policymakers must now navigate government-led counter-hacking operations alongside shared threat defense teams.

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Active cyber defense creates operational and legal questions around whether state teams should preemptively infiltrate servers used by hackers.

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