TOKYO – A 25-year-old man has been served a fresh arrest warrant for allegedly creating a computer virus using generative artificial intelligence (AI), the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)'s cybercrime control division announced on May 28, in what is believed to be the first such case in Japan.

Ryuki Hayashi, an unemployed resident of the Kanagawa Prefecture city of Kawasaki, was served the warrant on suspicion of making electronic or magnetic records containing unauthorized commands.

Hayashi is accused of creating a virus similar to ransomware, which destroys computer data and demands ransom in cryptocurrency, using his home computer and smartphone on March 31, 2023. He has reportedly admitted to the allegations, telling police, “I thought I could do anything by asking AI. I wanted to make easy money.”

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      5 months ago

      Even now, deaths can be attributed to hospitals getting ransomware.

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          5 months ago

          What freaked me out were the IV drug dispensers that dialed into wifi for app control (and yes, they’re less secure than your roomba).

          It’d make a great fictional assassination story if one was commandeered to kill a VIP by morphene or insulin overdose. No such incident has occured yet IRL. But I’m sure it’s worth like 20 cyberpunk dystopia points when it does.

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          5 months ago

          That’s a bit of victim blaming. Yes, everyone can take steps to be more secure, but don’t blame them for getting hacked.

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            5 months ago

            That’s true, I agree with this sentiment. But I’m a bit confused when trying to apply the same logic to credit bureaus and other companies which get hacked and expose our personal information without facing any real consequences. In those situations I feel that those companies should be held liable for the breaches.

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          You are correct, but I hope we can all agree there is a special place in hell reserved for people who interfere with health workers and cause death in the process.

          That’s right on par with raping a nun, or a priest diddling a kid in my book.