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Japan arrests man for fake cell tower used in tourist phishing scam

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Japanese police have arrested a Chinese national in Tokyo for allegedly operating an unlicensed mobile base station. The device, suspected to be an IMSI catcher, interfered with NTT Docomo's services and may have been used to send phishing text messages to Chinese tourists by forcing their phones onto an older 2G network. The suspect was apprehended in the Ginza district and is being investigated under Japan's Radio Law. AI

RANK_REASON Arrest related to illegal radio equipment and potential fraud, not a core AI release or significant industry event.

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Japan arrests man for fake cell tower used in tourist phishing scam

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Kyodo ·

    Japan busts fake cell tower used in phishing scheme targeting Chinese tourists

    A Chinese man was referred to prosecutors on Monday for allegedly disrupting a major mobile carrier’s services in Tokyo’s Ginza shopping district with a rogue cell tower device, with police investigating possible links to a phishing scheme using illegal radio signals. Yu Hai, 31,…

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