Police arrest Chinese hacker in Tokyo
Police have arrested a Chinese university student in Tokyo, accusing him of hacking into companies` computer systems to obtain information on their customers.
Yu Hua, 27, a student at a private university and resident of Tokyo, is accused of violating the anti-hacking law, the Mainichi Shimbun reported Wednesday.
He had placed an advertisement on an Internet bulletin board offering the customer information for sale. Yu admitted to the allegations during questioning, telling investigators he needed money for his tuition fees.
In the specific case for which he was arrested, police said Yu used his home computer to hack into the computer system of the Club Tourism travel agent between March 15 and 17, obtaining about 160,000 pieces of personal information on its customers, including their passwords and names.
