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The Japan Times @thejapantimes@mastodon.social
· 3mo ago
A 15-year-old Japanese student has been arrested on suspicion of fraudulently canceling the subscriptions of about 46,800 accounts on the Bandai Channel video streaming service by exploiting a system vulnerability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/06/japan/crime-legal/boy-arrest-bandai-video/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #bandai #personalinformation #japanesepolice #streaming #anime
Japanese teen arrested for booting users off streaming service
japantimes.co.jp

Japanese teen arrested for booting users off streaming service

The teen identified a vulnerability in the Bandai Channel system and used an artificial intelligence chatbot to create a malicious program to cancel the accounts.

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The Japan Times @thejapantimes@mastodon.social
· 2mo ago
Cases involving sexual deepfakes targeting children more than doubled in number in Japan in the first half of 2026, the National Police Agency has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/05/japan/crime-legal/child-sexual-deepfakes-double/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #sexcrimes #childporn #childabuse #children
Child sexual abuse deepfakes more than double in Japan in first half of 2026
japantimes.co.jp

Child sexual abuse deepfakes more than double in Japan in first half of 2026

Police handled 123 such cases in the six months, exceeding both the 60 recorded a year earlier and the 114 logged in all of 2025.

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The Japan Times @thejapantimes@mastodon.social
· 3mo ago
South Korea's success in tech has a dark side: Women suffer rampant "digital sex crimes," rights groups say, with AI-generated deepfakes as the newest threat. Some women are becoming web sleuths to fight back. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/30/asia-pacific/crime-legal/korea-women-ai-deepfake-porn/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #southkorea #deepfakes #pornography #sexcrimes
South Korea’s women web sleuths fight AI deepfake porn
japantimes.co.jp

South Korea’s women web sleuths fight AI deepfake porn

Using the generative technology and a picture of their victim’s face, harassers can fabricate invasive images portraying their targets.

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The Japan Times @thejapantimes@mastodon.social
· 3mo ago
Russia has charged billionaire Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism, accusing him of allowing the popular messaging app to be used by Ukrainian security services. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/30/world/crime-legal/russia-telegram-durov-terrorism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #telegram #russia #terrorism #paveldurov
Russia charges Telegram founder Durov with aiding terrorism
japantimes.co.jp

Russia charges Telegram founder Durov with aiding terrorism

The technology magnate is accused of allowing the popular messaging app to be used by Ukrainian security services.

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The Japan Times @thejapantimes@mastodon.social
· 3mo ago
Social media influencer Reika Kuroki was sentenced to two years and six months in prison, suspended for four years, over tax evasion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/15/japan/crime-legal/influencer-suspended-sentence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #socialmedia #taxes
Japanese social media influencer given suspended sentence over tax evasion
japantimes.co.jp

Japanese social media influencer given suspended sentence over tax evasion

The Tokyo District Court also imposed a fine of ¥40 million on an advertising agency for which influencer Reika Kuroki serves as president.

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The Japan Times @thejapantimes@mastodon.social
· 3mo ago
Thai authorities say drug trafficking networks are targeting airline crew through social media recruitment schemes, following the arrest of a Thai Airways flight attendant in Australia for allegedly smuggling heroin. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/05/asia-pacific/crime-legal/thai-air-crew-drug-gangs-social-media/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #drugs #organizedcrime #thailand #organizedcrime #gangs #mafia #smuggling #socialmedia
How drug gangs use social media to recruit Thai air crew as couriers
japantimes.co.jp

How drug gangs use social media to recruit Thai air crew as couriers

Early in the morning on June 18, a message from an unknown account slipped into the TikTok inbox of a flight attendant in Bangkok with a series of questions: “Are you flying to Australia? Do ​you do carry-for-hire? What is your rate?”

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The Japan Times @thejapantimes@mastodon.social
· 6mo ago
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A U.S. Army soldier has been charged with using classified information about the timing of the capture of then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to make more than $400,000 trading on Polymarket's prediction market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/24/world/crime-legal/us-soldier-polymarket-classified-data/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #polymarket #us #venezuela #nicolasmaduro
U.S. soldier charged with using classified info to bet on Maduro’s capture
japantimes.co.jp

U.S. soldier charged with using classified info to bet on Maduro’s capture

Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a 38-year-old special forces soldier, allegedly made more than $400,000 trading on Polymarket’s prediction market.

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