{
  "id": 16047940,
  "title": "Japan Min. Eyes Ethical Hacker Team for Cybersecurity Support",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/japan-min-eyes-ethical-hacker-team-for-cybersecurity-support",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-22T13:16:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026102201112/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tokyo, October 22 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese industry ministry is exploring the possibility of establishing a team of ethical hackers, also known as white hat hackers, to provide cybersecurity support to businesses, according to sources. This initiative comes in response to a series of recent cyberattacks across the country. The ministry is contemplating the creation of a framework within the Innovation Platform Agency, which is overseen by both the ministry and the Digital Agency, with the aim of cultivating and advancing cybersecurity expertise. The ministry plans to initiate comprehensive discussions on the team's establishment following a proposal from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The envisioned program is designed to bolster the cyberattack response capabilities of companies managing essential infrastructure, including electricity and gas utilities, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises. The team would leverage cutting-edge artificial intelligence to detect and remediate concealed vulnerabilities by conducting penetration tests on companies' systems, according to sources privy to the matter.",
  "summary": "Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)--Japan's industry ministry is mulling a plan to launch a team of so-called white hat hackers, or ethical security experts with advanced cybersecurity knowledge, to assist companies in responding to cyberattacks, it was learned Thursday. In light of a recent string of cyberattacks in the country, the ministry is considering establishing a framework at the Innovati...",
  "key_points": [
    "Japanese industry ministry explores ethical hacker team for cybersecurity.",
    "Initiative responds to recent cyberattacks across Japan.",
    "Team would use AI to detect vulnerabilities in essential infrastructure."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}