On the 9th, the Financial Services Agency issued a warning to financial institutions, urging them to strengthen cybersecurity measures and tighten non-face-to-face identity verification. The agency is requesting a swift transition to IC chip information reading, without waiting for the planned discontinuation of the image transmission method for identification documents on April 1, 2027.
This request comes in response to a series of unauthorized accesses to customer-facing services and business systems published on the internet. The frequent breaches have highlighted the need for enhanced security measures...