Teen Arrested for Bandai Channel Attack That Canceled 46,000 Subscriptions
Japanese police arrested a 15-year-old high school student from Saitama Prefecture for allegedly carrying out a sustained cyberattack against Bandai Channel, the anime streaming service operated by Bandai Namco Filmworks. Investigators said the suspect exploited a server-side flaw, analyzed network traffic, and used a custom malicious program reportedly developed with assistance from ChatGPT to gain unauthorized backend access, cancel 46,812 member registrations, and collect member data including email addresses and nicknames. The attack disrupted Bandai Channel in November 2025 and forced the company to suspend the service for more than a month while it repaired systems, refunded subscribers, and implemented stronger security measures before restoring operations in December. Police said the teenager continued the activity after being blocked by repeatedly changing IP addresses, and later identified him through communication record analysis; the suspect reportedly admitted the allegations and said he acted out of technical curiosity rather than any grudge, while the company said it had not confirmed any public leak of personal data or secondary fraud.. Fonte: https://mallory.ai/stories/019f371d-52c4-7802-8cb7-d3ff3b1f5ad9
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