Japanese government research agency warns of cyberattacks on app servers
( October 14, 2026, 01:21 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, a government research agency under the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, said on Tuesday that it had identified a cyberattack technique that exploits information extracted from publicly available Android apps to target backend servers, potentially leading to data breaches in Japan. The agency warned that artificial intelligence could increase the scale of such attacks and recommended that Android app providers check for signs of compromise, assess vulnerabilities and implement temporary mitigation measures.Statement follows (in Japanese)....
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