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Cyber-crime hit the headlines again this week after a Tokyo man was arrested for spamming and receiving profits from advertisers.
According to Japan Today, 25-year-old Yuki Shiina committed the online privacy breach by reportedly sending some 2.2 billion spam emails complete with false sender information.
The messages were said to contain adverts for dating and gambling providers and Mr Shiina was able to use 600,000 email addresses he purchased for 100,000 yen (£476).
Although he sent the emails from his home computer, police said he earned a total of two million yen from the spamming attacks.
Mr Shiina was caught when an internet service provider reported him to authorities and he was eventually arrested for sending nine emails in November of last year and violating local security laws.
Although the perpetrator's intent may have been to gain financially, spam can also be used to spread Trojan horses and eventually commit identity theft.
Such emails may also claim to be from an authorised source, but link to websites which aim to collect personal details or automatically install malware to the user's computer upon loading.
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