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Japan Cyberattack Linked to Chinese Military – Nikkei

Tokyo will seek to place the suspect, a former international student, on an Interpol wanted list over the attack linked to China’s military


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JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide of Japan, fourth from left, celebrates with ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet of France and Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough of the US NASA agency after SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule docked at the the International Space Station in April. Photo: NASA via Reuters.

 

Japanese police obtained an arrest warrant on Tuesday for a Chinese national wanted in connection to a cyberattack on the JAXA space agency, Nikkei Asia reported.

Tokyo will seek to place the suspect, Wang Jianbin, a former international student, on an Interpol wanted list over the attack linked to China’s military.

Read the full report: Nikkei Asia.

 

 

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George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.