TeamTNT has become the first crypto-minining botnet to include a feature that scans and steal AWS credentials. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Crimes Rated: From the Twitter Hackers to Not Your Keyser, Not Your Coins
Crypto criminals are like every other ne'er do well who ever scammed a mark: while some are masterminds, the majority are... well... as thick as thieves. ( read original story ...)
Greater Bay Area’s biggest property services firm Excellence Commercial said to seek up to U$400 million from Hong Kong IPO
Excellence Commercial Property and Facilities Management Group is looking to raise between US$300 million (HK$2.33 billion) and US$400 million from an initial public offering in Hong Kong, according ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Refuses Trader Requests to Work From Home
Japan’s central bank doesn’t allow home computers to connect to its network for conducting asset purchases and other market transactions, raising concerns at financial firms as coronavirus cases in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan scorns the rich but wants to be global financial hub
Capital gains are taxed at 15% in Japan -- but not at all in Singapore and Hong Kong. But these proposals have already drawn strong pushback. Many see tax breaks specific to the finance industry ... ( read original story ...)
Japan calls for G7 coordination to spur global growth, combat pandemic, finance minister Aso says
Japan hopes to coordinate with its Group of Seven partners in seeking a swift containment of the coronavirus pandemic and a strong recovery in the global economy, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s record economic plunge wipes out Abe era gains
Japan was hit by its biggest economic slump on record in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic emptied shopping malls and crushed demand for cars and other exports, bolstering the case for ... ( read original story ...)
Bay area’s ‘biggest property services firm’ Excellence Commercial said to seek up to U$400 million from Hong Kong IPO
Excellence Commercial Property, controlled by billionaire tycoon Li Hua, joins a wave of property management service providers including units of Sunac and China Evergrande in seeking a Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s GDP Plunges 27.8%, Begging Question Who Should Get Fired?
Resigning Japan to yet another lost decade is in no one’s interest. The time to bring in a new team with vision and bravado was, frankly, yesterday. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Japan’s economy shrinks at record levels
Japan’s economy has joined other developed ... its worst point yet and that a recovery was on the cards. At the time finance minister Taro Aso told parliament: "We've succeeded in putting ... ( read original story ...)
Asian markets rise, though Nikkei sinks after Japan’s record contraction
Japanese stocks sank while other Asian markets gained Monday after Japan reported a record economic contraction as the coronavirus pandemic weighed on retailing, investment and exports. ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT Buying Japanese Warehouse Portfolio for JPY 2.8B
Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT (MEL REIT) has agreed to buy 4 logistics facilities across Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya for JPY 28.4 bil. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Finance standalone net profit declines 48.72% in the March 2020 quarter
Net profit of Tokyo Finance declined 48.72% to Rs 0.40 crore in the quarter ended March 2020 as against Rs 0.78 crore during the previous quarter ended March 2019. Sales declined 94.94% to Rs 0.04 ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin To ‘Ignite’ After Labor Day, Warns Former Prudential CEO In Surprise Crypto Flip
George Ball, the chief executive of investment firm Sanders Morris Harris and former chief executive of Prudential Securities, has changed his tune on bitcoin, switching from being a bitcoin "opponent ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Contracts 7.8 Percent, Worst Decline on Record
The quarterly slide, an annualized drop of 27.8 percent, coincides with a long and uncertain road to recovery. ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks fall after economy contracts, other markets up
Japanese stocks sank while other Asian markets gained Monday after Japan reported a record economic contraction as the coronavirus pandemic weighed on retailing, investment and exports. The quarterly ... ( read original story ...)