Japan's Kato reacts to claims of planned Olympics hack

Japan said Tuesday that it could not overlook "malicious cyberattacks that could shake the foundation of democracy", after allegations that Russian intelligence had engineered a cyber campaign to disrupt the Tokyo Olympics.The US Justice Department on Monday announced charges against Russian intelligence officers in cyberattacks that targeted the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, French presidential election, and American businesses.

The UK's government also said it was the first to reveal the scale of the operation, releasing a statement on Monday that detailed its findings.Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato declined to comment on details of specific cases, but said officials were already working on cybersecurity measures.

The indictment in the US accuses the six defendants, all said to be current and former officers in the Russian military intelligence agency known as the GRU, of hacks that prosecutors say were aimed at furthering the Kremlin's geopolitical interests and in destabilizing or punishing perceived enemies.

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