A widespread PHP security flaw has impacted Japanese financial institutions,
corporations, local governments and government agencies. Cabinet spokesman Kihara
said on the morning of the 22nd that no damage reports have been received so far
and urged organizations to install patches; the government will closely monitor
the situation and take measures as needed. As a precaution, the Ministry of
Health, Labor and Welfare and the Ministry of Finance have temporarily
suspended public content on parts of their websites. Japanese
cybersecurity-related equities rose; FX and JGB markets showed no significant
moves to date.