Chinese couple indicted over hidden PC in Kobe hotel used in massive phishing operation中国夫妇因在神户酒店藏匿电脑用于大规模网络钓鱼行动而被起诉
Authorities have arrested a Chinese married couple who allegedly hid a computer in a Kobe hotel room to facilitate the sending of hundreds of thousands of phishing emails
HYOGO (TR) – Authorities have arrested and indicted a Chinese married couple who allegedly hid a computer in a Kobe City hotel room to facilitate the sending of hundreds of thousands of phishing emails, investigative sources have revealed.
According to NHK (Oct. 15), the couple, both Chinese nationals in their 30s, face charges of fraudulent obstruction of business.
In August of last year, the pair checked into a hotel in Kobe. Before checking out, they allegedly connected a computer to the room’s Wi-Fi network and concealed the device in a corner of the room.
Police launched an investigation after receiving a consultation from the hotel. A search of the room uncovered the hidden computer, which was still connected to the facility’s internet.
According to investigators, the device was used to blast out at least several hundred thousand phishing emails. The messages were designed to direct victims to fraudulent websites in order to harvest their credit card information.
Police believe the couple left the device behind so that an accomplice could remotely control it. By routing the massive volume of spam through the hotel’s Wi-Fi network, the perpetrators aimed to mask their true location and the origin of the emails.
Authorities are continuing their investigation to unravel the wider criminal syndicate behind the illicit credit card data harvesting scheme.
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兵库县（TR）——调查消息人士透露，当局逮捕并起诉了一对中国夫妇，他们涉嫌在神户市一家酒店房间内藏匿一台电脑，以发送数十万封钓鱼邮件。
据 NHK（10 月 15 日）报道，这对夫妇均为 30 多岁的中国公民，面临以欺诈手段妨碍商业活动的指控。
去年八月，两人入住神户一家酒店。据称，退房前，他们将一台电脑连接到房间的无线网络，并将设备藏在房间的角落里。
警方在接到酒店的咨询后展开了调查。搜查房间后，警方发现了这台隐藏的电脑，该电脑仍连接着酒店的互联网。
据调查人员称，该设备被用于发送至少数十万封钓鱼邮件。这些邮件旨在将受害者引导至欺诈网站，从而窃取他们的信用卡信息。
警方认为，这对夫妇故意将设备留在酒店，以便同伙远程操控。他们通过酒店的Wi-Fi网络发送大量垃圾邮件，企图掩盖自己的真实位置和邮件来源。
当局正在继续调查，以揭露非法信用卡数据窃取计划背后更广泛的犯罪集团。
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