>It's frightening how easy it is for an foreign actor to knock out a country's railway system. I get phishing mail with very pertinent information only JR West

>It's frightening how easy it is for an foreign actor to knock out a country's railway system. I get phishing mail with very pertinent information only JR West would know any time I make train or rental car reservations with JR West. Yes, I am willing to bet hard money that they've been backdoored and/or compromised at the human level. Standard fare for Japanese IT, honestly; see Kadokawa.