Hackers target Japan’s midsized brokerages amid rising online threats

Cybercriminals are intensifying attacks on Japan’s midsized brokerages, exploiting vulnerabilities in online trading platforms as the country’s largest securities firms implement robust safeguards. Okasan Securities and Iwai Cosmo Securities confirmed they were hit by fraudulent trading schemes, with Iwai Cosmo reporting unauthorized access to client accounts leading to illicit trades in Japanese equities, according to […]