Financial Services Agency Urges Financial Institutions to Guard Against Information Leakage Risks
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On October 9, the Financial Services Agency urged financial institutions to strengthen transaction identity verification, encouraged them to read information from the IC chips of bank cards or relevant identification documents, and called for enhanced cybersecurity measures, including risk management of contractors. On October 27, Finance Minister Katayama said at a press conference following a Cabinet meeting that the government has not currently identified any cases of impersonation-based borrowing or bank account openings resulting from the leakage of corporate customer information. In addition, the G7 has agreed to hold a tabletop exercise in 2027 to address cross-border cyber incidents caused by frontier artificial intelligence.
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- 金融庁Financial Services Agency publishes summary of Finance Minister Katayama and Minister of State for Special Missions in the Cabinet Office’s post-Cabinet meeting press conference
At a post-Cabinet meeting press conference, Finance Minister Katayama said the government has not currently identified any cases of loans taken out under false identities or bank accounts opened as a result of corporate customer information leaks. On October 9, the Financial Services Agency urged financial institutions to strengthen transaction identity verification, encouraged them to read IC chip information, and called for stronger cybersecurity measures, including risk management of contractors. The G7 also agreed to hold a tabletop exercise in 2027 to address cross-border cyber incidents triggered by frontier AI.
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