Anti-nuclear citizens groups targeted in massive cyber-attack

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http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201311100027

By TATSUYA SUDO
Staff Writer
The Asahi Shimbum
November 10, 2013

Anti-nuclear citizens groups around Japan were left reeling from a 
blizzard of e-mail traffic--more than 2.53 million messages--that had all 
the hallmarks of a coordinated cyber-attack.

At least 33 groups were targeted in the campaign carried out from 
mid-September to early November.

Experts said there was little doubt that a computer program developed 
exclusively for the purpose was used in the attack. It ranks as Japan’s 
first cyber-attack to target specific citizens groups.

Lawyer Yuichi Kaido, who is acting on behalf of those groups, told The 
Asahi Shimbun he is considering filing a criminal complaint against the 
senders of the e-mails on grounds of forcible obstruction of 
business--that is, if the perpetrators can be found.

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