Record 9,000 cybercrimes confirmed by Japan police in 2018

The number of cybercrimes confirmed by police across Japan in 2018 including many cases of child pornography and fraud stood at 9,040, hitting a record high for the third consecutive year, the National Police Agency data showed Thursday.The figure marked an increase of more than 1,000 from 2014, with an NPA official saying the situation "remains serious."Total cryptocurrency losses due to hacking amounted to about 67.7 billion yen ($610 million) last year, including around 58 billion yen worth of NEM digital currency stolen from a Tokyo-based bourse operator Coincheck Inc. in January.Police…READ FULL ARTICLE