Joint · Asahi journal sent a document by illegal access related to remotely operated virus incident, "As a criminal offense" Asahi Shimbun opinion

ByMustafa Khayat

It became a topic from around October 2012Remotely operated virus "iesys.exe" which gives a notice of a crime by remotely operating via a thread on a bulletin boardIn February 2013Suspect arrestedAlthough it seemed to go to elucidate by being done, the policeSuspecting the creation of a virus off the caseis.

Under such circumstances, it became clear that multiple reporters of Kyodo newsletter and Asahi newspaper will be sent documents as a result of illegal login to the server used to send the remotely operated virus' s offense statement. In response, the Asahi Shimbun has expressed its view that "it is clear that a crime of violating unauthorized access is not established".

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At Asahi Shimbun, as a result of investigating and examining factual relationship with an advisory lawyer, I expressed my view that this crime will not be established.

The reason for that is that the first point cited that "the user who owned the identification code accepted the access".

This means that when a criminal statement e-mail is sent, it means that the password for using the e-mail account was stated in the e-mail, and also using this password in the body of the e-mail, the problem e-mail It is written that if you access the account, the sender of the mail is proved to be the real culprit and that the suspects of those who were arrested mistakenly will be cleared of suspicion. I also agreed. "

The second point is that "it is an interview necessary as a news organization and a legitimate business practice".

The remotely controlled virus incident is a case that attracted public attention and this time access to the account is to confirm whether the mail sender who has claimed the "real culprit" really sent the crime statement from this mail address Although the acts that the journalist reporter wrote as legitimate interview correspond to the constitutional requirements of the crime, it is said that it is not illegal as a legitimate business act and will not be punished.

As for this viewpoint, the Asahi Shimbun company has submitted it to the criminal department of the Metropolitan Police Department after summarizing it as an opinion by the name of a lawyer.