CybersecuritySmart meters and residential power storage systems seen as soft cyberattack targetsHackers could simultaneously shut down grid-connected home battery systems to cause an extensive blackout. (Nikkei montage)SHIMPEI NAKAMURAOctober 17, 2026 03:55 JSTTOKYO — Cyberterrorists seeking to disrupt Japan’s electricity supply have tens of millions of potential targets if they exploit the network of residential devices connected to the grid.if(“undefined”!=typeof window&&”undefined”!=typeof window){[“/account/newsletter-preferences”].find((e=>window.location.pathname.includes(e)))||(!function(e,n,t,o,i,c,f){e.fbq||(i=e.fbq=function(){i.callMethod?i.callMethod.apply(i,arguments):i.queue.push(arguments)},e._fbq||(e._fbq=i),i.push=i,i.loaded=!0,i.version=”2.0″,i.queue=[],(c=n.createElement(t)).async=!0,c.src=”https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js”,(f=n.getElementsByTagName(t)[0]).parentNode.insertBefore(c,f))}(window,document,”script”),fbq(“init”,window.clientEnv.NEXT_PUBLIC_FACEBOOK_PIXEL_ID),fbq(“track”,”PageView”))}
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