Japan's Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki says PHP vulnerability response reflects efforts to enable swift action

Japan's Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki stated that financial institutions took precautionary measures, including shutting down systems, in response to PHP vulnerabilities. Since April, the Financial Services Agency has coordinated with the private sector on AI-related threats, and in May decided to proactively shut down systems when patches are applied. Katayama said the smooth response this time reflected these efforts and served as an early rehearsal, though he warned that risk is expected to increase further.