We were interviewed about unauthorized access to a securities company using infostealers and phishing, and the story was broadcast and published in multiple media outlets.

Posted on: April 11, 2025
Last updated: December 2, 2025

He was interviewed about the unauthorized access to securities companies using infostealers and phishing, and his comments were aired and published.
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● Jiji Press News (November 28, 2025)
[Despite strengthening countermeasures, the damage continues: securities account hijacking - Experts say "Do not open suspicious links"]
　https://sp.m.jiji.com/article/show/3662393

●NHK Afternoon LIVE Newsoon (September 5, 2025) broadcast
[NEWS Daily Plate: Securities Accounts are Being Hijacked One After Another - What are the Measures to Prevent Damage?]

NHK Plus (relevant part 9:51-13:56)
　https://plus.nhk.jp/watch/st/g1_2025090517654?playlist_id=17467c2f-a31e-4dc3-8069-b8c6780192b0
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Kyodo News 47NEWS (August 26, 2025)
[Exclusive] Suspicious securities emails surge, over 140,000 by the end of May
　https://www.47news.jp/13063707.html

●Yomiuri Shimbun (June 21, 2025)
[Navi Life Securities Account Hijacking: Clever Tactics]

●Yomiuri Shimbun Online (June 21, 2025)
[Navi Life Securities Account Hijacking: Clever Tactics]
　https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/life/20250620-OYT8T50098/

● Jiji Press News (June 14, 2025)
[Experts say multi-factor authentication is "not foolproof" = Beware of "real-time phishing" - a measure to prevent securities account hijacking]
　https://sp.m.jiji.com/article/show/3541228

●Asahi Shimbun (June 13, 2025)
[Securities account hijacking countermeasures: Even with multi-factor authentication, one-time passwords may still be stolen]

●Asahi Shimbun (June 7, 2025)
[Securities accounts and one-time passwords may also be compromised and hijacked simultaneously]
　https://www.asahi.com/articles/AST660CKPT66ULFA01VM.html
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●NHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS (June 5, 2025)
[Lifting the lid on cybercrime in Japan]
　https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/videos/20250605170415426/index.html

●Money Gendai (June 3, 2025)
[The commonly seen screen "I'm not a robot" - if you press it, it's dangerous...!? Have you heard of the terrifying computer virus that you don't even realize you're infected with?]
　https://gendai.media/articles/-/152503?imp=0

●BS TV Tokyo Money Learning (June 2, 2025) broadcast
[Sudden increase! Securities account hijacking: causes and countermeasures]
　https://txbiz.tv-tokyo.co.jp/moneymanabi/vod/post_318676
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●Nikkei Newspaper Morning Edition (May 31, 2025)
[Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department begins investigation into securities account hijacking, possibly from China]

●Nikkei Newspaper Online Edition (May 30, 2025)
[Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department begins investigation into securities account hijacking, possible unauthorized access from China]
　https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUD287QD0Y5A420C2000000/
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● Weekly Gendai (May 26, 2025)
[The fear of "account hijacking"]

●Asahi Shimbun (May 25, 2025)
[Dark website: 140,000 securities account information records hijacked, traded and misused]

●Asahi Shimbun (May 24, 2025)
[140,000 hijacked securities accounts on dark websites, possibly traded on the dark web]
　https://www.asahi.com/articles/AST5Q2BWWT5QULFA00SM.html
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● Nihon Keizai Shimbun (May 23, 2025)
[Online securities account hijacked, authentication information stolen from browser?]
　https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUC2252U0S5A420C2000000/
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●NHK Close-up Gendai (May 20, 2025)
[Your account will be hijacked!? The reality of password leaks]

NHK Plus (relevant part 7:09-8:58)
　https://plus.nhk.jp/watch/st/g1_2025052027931
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Web article
[Successive securities account hijackings: What was discovered by analyzing victims' computers]
　https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20250520/k10014808601000.html

●TV Tokyo World Business Satellite (May 9, 2025)
[Securities account hijacking: famous investor speaks out about victimization]

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[Number of victims is increasing rapidly: The reality of securities account "hijacking" [The Pursuit]]
　https://txbiz.tv-tokyo.co.jp/wbs/feature/post_317684

● Nihon Keizai Shimbun (May 3, 2025)
[Learn about Money: How to Prevent Securities Account Hijacking: Setting up Multi-Factor Authentication Early on]

●Chunichi Shimbun electronic version (May 3, 2025)
[Before I knew it, over 10 million yen worth of stocks had been purchased... Testimony from victims of securities account hijacking]
　https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/1061693
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●Nikkei Newspaper Online Edition (May 2, 2025)
[Securities account information is stolen using computer viruses]
　https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUB291YK0Z20C25A4000000/
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●BloomBerg (April 24, 2025)
[Surge in online securities account hijackings: Japan's weaknesses exposed, urgent need for public and private countermeasures]
　https://www.bloomberg.co.jp/news/articles/2025-04-24/SV72Z9DWX2PS00

●Broadcast on Yomiuri TV Kansai Information Network ten. (April 24, 2025)
[Kisha's perspective: Securities account "hijacking" cases on the rise]

Web article
["My mind went blank" - Man loses 2.1 million yen, "I sold while crying" - Securities account hijacked, stocks traded without permission, fraudulent transactions rapidly expand, damages amount to 95.4 billion yen]
　https://news.ntv.co.jp/n/ytv/category/society/yt72efe800e56b4542be0fc62882293e77

movie
["My mind went blank" - Man loses 2.1 million yen, "I sold while crying" - Securities account hijacked, stocks traded without permission, fraudulent transactions rapidly expand, damages amount to 95.4 billion yen]
　https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib7QawvnNrw

● Broadcast on TV Asahi News Station (April 22, 2025)
["Even though we're careful..." 10 million yen in losses; securities account hijackings on the rise]

Web article
[Countermeasures: Multi-factor authentication: More than 80% of fraudulent emails "targeting Japan"... sharp increase in securities account "hijacking"]
　https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news_economy/articles/900023288.html
　
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[Countermeasures: Multi-factor authentication; more than 80% of fraudulent emails “targeting Japan”… sharp increase in securities account “hijacking” [News Station] (April 22, 2025)]
　https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_27n2mgwGE&t=1s

● Nikkei XTECH (April 22, 2025)
[Securities accounts hijacked, illegal transactions amount to 95.4 billion yen; the true identity of the secret "infostealer"]
　https://xtech.nikkei.com/atcl/nxt/column/18/00001/10532/
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●TV Tokyo World Business Satellite (April 18, 2025)
[1,454 cases of securities accounts being "hijacked": "My money was transferred to Chinese stocks without my permission"]

● Broadcast Nippon Television Network DayDay (April 11, 2025)
[Beware of phishing scams when booking travel!]

●Nikkei Shimbun morning edition, online version (April 11, 2025)
[Illegal distribution of securities account information, 100,000 cases, hijacking and misuse, also stolen from personal devices]
　https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGKKZO87959500Q5A410C2CM0000/
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●Nikkei Newspaper Online Edition (April 10, 2025)
[100,000 securities account IDs circulated on dark websites, hijacked via two routes]
　https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUE0432A0U5A400C2000000/
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●TV Asahi Good! Morning (April 9, 2025)
[Today's Hot Topics: What's happening? Five major companies experience a series of unauthorized accesses. Online securities accounts are being used for "unauthorized stock trading."]

Web article
[Five major securities companies warn of unauthorized access to securities accounts and unauthorized stock trading]
　https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news_economy/articles/900022312.html

movie
[Five major securities companies warn of a series of unauthorized access to securities accounts and unauthorized stock trading [Learn more] [Good! Morning] (April 9, 2025)]
　https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A76Y5ho7K7U

● Broadcast Nippon Television Network DayDay (April 9, 2025)
[An ingenious method of "account hijacking" without your knowledge]

●NHK News 7 (April 6, 2025) broadcast
[Online securities accounts taken over by multiple companies]

NHK Plus (relevant part 8:08-11:47)
　https://plus.nhk.jp/watch/st/g1_2025040603295
(NHK Plus registration is required to watch. The viewing period is one week from the broadcast date.)

Web article
[Securities company accounts are being illegally accessed one after another - beware of phishing scams]
　https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20250406/k10014771571000.html