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In legal first, Japan convicts man of abusing AI to generate ransomware

A 25-year-old man has become the first person in Japan to be convicted for criminal activities involving generative AI. According to The Yomiuri Shimbun, the Tokyo District Court found Ryuki Hayashi guilty of...

27 October 2024 ยท Ransomware and extortion
27 October 2024
DII-2024-003102 sources โ†“
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Category
Ransomware and extortion
Source
DataBreaches.net
Date
27 October 2024
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

Not publicly disclosed.

Classification

Category
Ransomware and extortion

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

DataBreaches.net
In legal first, Japan convicts man of abusing AI to generate ransomware
27 October 2024