Japanese police are searching for a Chinese national who they suspect tried to fraudulently buy Japanese security software in November 2016, allegedly at the instruction of his wife, who is linked to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China. Police identified the suspect as Wang Jianbin, 36, a former international student who has fled from Japan, The Mainichi newspaper reported. The authorities suspect Wang tried to buy Japanese security software in 2016 by using a fake Japanese company, since the software could only be sold to Japanese companies. The seller who dealt with Wang reportedly canceled the transaction after learning that the company didn’t exist. Wang intended to purchase the security software then look for software vulnerabilities to assist the Chinese military in launching cyberattacks against 200 Japanese companies, including the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), investigators said. Wang also is suspected of signing a server license contract under a false identity. …
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