日本政府近日发出警告，呼吁民众提高警惕以防范日益增多的网络攻击。为应对此类威胁，日本去年专门设立了国家网络安全局。
The Japanese government has issued a warning for increased vigilance against cyberattacks. The National Cybersecurity Office was set up last year to guard against such attacks.
该机构已向各政府部门下发防护指南，并要求其传达至地方公共机构及私营企业。
YURI KAGEYAMA TOKYO —Japan’s government issued a warning Friday for increased vigilance against cyberattacks, which are rising in number and becoming more sophisticated.
指南内容涵盖及时更新安全软件、设置强密码以及强化供应链各环节的网络安全措施。
The National Cybersecurity Office, which was set up last year to guard against such attacks sent the instructions to government ministries, which will distribute them to local public bodies and private companies.
同时，官方也提醒公众注意：部分攻击者会伪装成网络安全防护者实施诈骗，而人工智能技术的广泛应用也使得网络安全漏洞愈发复杂难防。
The instructions include basics like ensuring updated security protection, using strong passwords and tightening cybersecurity guards throughout supply chains. It also warned that attackers have pretended to be guarding against cyberattacks and said the use of artificial intelligence is making vulnerabilities complex.
据悉，包括罗森便利店、大和证券及BookOff二手商品连锁店在内的多家日本知名企业均曾遭遇客户数据泄露事件。
Major Japanese companies, including the Lawson convenience-store chain, brokerage Daiwa Securities Co. and secondhand retailer BookOff Corp., have reported leaks of customer data.
上个月，共享汽车服务平台Times Car也遭到攻击，导致约660万用户的账户信息外泄。
Last month, a cyberattack on car-sharing service Times Car leaked information from some 6.6 million member accounts.
根据《读卖新闻》与东京网络安全企业Trend Micro本周联合发布的调研数据，今年日本境内已发生超过500起网络攻击事件。
Such attacks have already topped more than 500 cases this year, according to a study released this week by the Yomiuri newspaper and Trend Micro, a Tokyo-based cybersecurity firm.
去年全年此类案件数量为473起，而2024年这一数字预计还将再创新高。泄露信息涉及护照与驾照信息、联系方式及信用卡资料。
The cases numbered 473 last year, and 503 in 2024, meaning that this year is almost certain to hit a new record. The leaks have involved passport and driver’s license data, contact information and credit cards.
数字转型大臣古川贞二郎强调：“当前的网络攻击手段正变得愈发复杂精密。”他同时呼吁全体民众务必增强个人信息保护意识。
“The attacks are getting increasingly sophisticated,” Minister for Digital Transformation Toshiharu Furukawa told reporters this week. “Everyone must become vigilant about protecting your own information yourself,” Furukawa said.