JP Japans Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries 2012 Hacking (Q10247)
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A data breach risk event
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | JP Japans Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries 2012 Hacking |
A data breach risk event |
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January 2012
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Hackers Steal 3,000 Classified Japanese Government Documents Several of the confidential documents were related to negotiations over the TPP free trade agreement. By Jeff Goldman | Posted January 04, 2013 Share A recent cyber attack on Japans Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries apparently resulted in the theft of more than 3,000 classified documents, including several related to negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement. The stolen documents are suspected to be internal ministry materials created just before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit on November 2011 and before a Japan-U.S. meeting concerning the TPP on April 2012, writes The Japan Daily Press Ida Torres. One document contained a draft statement to be issued by then Pr (English)
