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The story
A core member of the ransomware group “Qilin,” allegedly linked to cyberattacks on Asahi Breweries and others, has reportedly been taken into custody and spoke to the media. He is said to have described Japan’s computer security setup as “the worst in the world.” In the thread, posters shared claims that the individual is a Russian national who was arrested in Osaka and extradited to Germany, with some suggesting ransomware proceeds are helping fund Russia and North Korea. The discussion also touched on criticism of Japan’s digital administration and the state of cybersecurity talent development, with opinions split.
[EXCLUSIVE] “Japan Has the World’s Worst Computer Security” — Core Member of Hacker Group “Qilin” Speaks to Press After Arrest; Group Behind Cyberattacks on Asahi Breweries and Others
Published 10/7 (Wed) 12:54
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Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Friend of the common folk, huh?
What's the backstory here?
He didn't know German police had already identified him, so he used the stolen cash to take a trip to Japan — then Germany called in to have him arrested.
Even a pro like this got nabbed the moment he tried to cash out.
Japanese is tough for foreigners, so I bet getting even one kanji slightly wrong is enough to accidentally dodge becoming a target.
He's scum who extorted money through dirty tricks.
30-year suspended death sentence — if the group reoffends during that time, carry it out.
Maybe it'd be better to do the real-life reverse of ransomware to him…
…guess there's no way it is.
Once AI wipes out humanity, that'll be small potatoes.
What would you even do with the info?
Since it's states like China, Russia, and North Korea running this at the top, torturing some low-level dealer you caught doesn't hurt them one bit.
This is a country where fixing a cash register system apparently takes a whole year — we'd have been doomed even without the internet.
The Asahi hack by Qilin…
I think I just figured out who did it.
Sa◯poro (rival beer maker, name partly censored): "Wasn't me."
The Electronic Books Maintenance Act and the like are way too flimsy too, lol
Paper really is the answer.
No kids being born,
can't even feed itself with staple crops,
no money,
infrastructure's falling apart,
seriously, all that's left is the porn industry.
So that means the one truly important thing is covered, lol
Result of 40 years of hiring "top talent" — liberal-arts grads who bragged about being club president or vice president, the whole woohoo crowd.
and running short on money to keep the war going,
so Russia and North Korea are teaming up to raise funds
through cyberattacks worldwide, Japan included.
How exactly, lmao
I really think so too.
Rather than letting the internet be a lawless zone, some degree of control is necessary.
Japan prioritizes looks and social skills over everything else, so it never produces skilled engineers.
Running security software is just common sense.
The basic performance of security software is no different from what's already built into Windows.
They just bolt on extra features and sell it at a markup.
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
Qilin is a group known for double-extortion ransomware attacks on companies, and its name had already come up in connection with the attack on the Asahi Group. The “world’s worst” assessment in the headline comes from the arrested individual himself — worth noting this is the attacker’s own self-assessment, not an objective ranking from any third-party body. The claim circulating in the thread that “a Russian national was arrested in Osaka and extradited to Germany” comes from posters’ own information and could not be confirmed in the article itself. The idea that ransomware proceeds help fund states like Russia and North Korea is a point experts have raised repeatedly, but how much of that applies here can’t be judged from this thread alone. While many commenters criticized Japan’s digital administration and lagging security measures, the discussion also drifted at times into unrelated commentary about individual politicians.
*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary from the 5ch (News Flash+) thread “Japan Has the World’s Worst Computer Security — Hacker Group “Qilin” Core Member Speaks to Press After Arrest; Cyberattacks on Asahi Breweries and Others.”
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