Data breach from reported Chinese attack against Japan's defense networks unconfirmed

China was reported by the Washington Post to have infiltrated Japan's classified defense network since 2020, enabling access to the country's military capabilities, weaknesses, and plans but Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said that security information exposure has not yet been verified, reports Reuters.

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