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Two-Year Jail Term Sought for Clannad Malware Creator

posted on by Egan Loo

The prosecutors in Japan's first case against a malicious software developer have sought for a two-year prison sentence on Wednesday. Masato Nakatsuji, a 24-year-old former Osaka Electro-Communication University graduate student, has been ission, Nakatsuji acknowledged that he created the program to hinder Winny and also "for fun." He said he used a photograph of a fellow student in the program to lead the police towards the other student. The defendant's lawyer is seeking a suspended sentence. The ruling will be made on May 16.

Source: Mainichi Shimbun

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