The article explores an escalating cybersecurity concern in Japan, where individuals' addresses are determined through the manipulative practice of sending gifts. This strategy is gaining traction among cybercriminals, who exploit the recipients' online communication used to express appreciation and gather personal data. The report covers various methods the public can employ to recognize and avoid falling prey to this ploy.

This issue is particularly relevant in Japan due to the country's widespread cultural practice of giving and receiving gifts and its societal emphasis on gratitude. Many consider it polite to thank the giver online, a habit that cybercriminals exploit. Japanese laws on data privacy make this a serious breach, and public interest in online privacy measures is surging.

In the US or EU, the issue of individuals' addresses being traced through gifts could be an invasion of privacy but isn't uniquely common due to cultural differences in gifting habits. However, these regions do share the common challenge of online privacy and the concern of data abuse by cybercriminals.