Japanese intelligence monitored Mikhail Galuzin
Japanese intelligence monitored Mikhail Galuzin, a Russian deputy foreign minister, and about ten other Russians, including scientists and businessmen from the Far Eastern and Siberian federal districts. The data was leaked from the computer of Japanese diplomat Akahora Ryuiti, who also stored pornographic manga on his device.
Consensus
- Japanese intelligence monitored Mikhail Galuzin and about ten other Russians.
- The monitoring data came from the computer of Japanese diplomat Akahora Ryuito.
- Galuzin was previously Russia's ambassador to Japan and is now a deputy foreign minister.
- The leaked data included personal communications of Russian citizens sent via Sun Denshi Co.
- Sun Denshi Co. has Google among its corporate clients.
- The stolen data (170 GB) is being sold in the darknet for $1,100.
- The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned Japan's actions as unfriendly and accused it of fabricating baseless accusations against Russian diplomats.
Points of divergence
- Galuzin had good relations with former Japanese Prime Ministers Shinzo Abe and Junichiro Koizumi. — riamo
- The Russian side wanted to organize a friendly football match between Japan's Coast Guard and Russia's Border Service. — tg_mash
Coverage (2 sources)
- Japanese intelligence monitored deputy Sergey Lavrov and other Russians — РИАМО
- Japanese intelligence monitored deputy Sergey Lavrov and another dozen Russians. File on Mikhail Galuzin is in leaked materials... — Mash
Key entities
- Sergey Lavrov
- Mash
- Mikhail Galuzin
- Akahori Ryuiti
- Russia
- Telegram channel
- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
- Land of the Rising Sun
- Rising Sun
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