On Tuesday, September 5, 2017, police reported (1, 2, 3) about the detention in Osaka of a 13-year-old who advertised and sold a mobile blocker on Mercari's trading floor.

The mobile locker did not encrypt the files, only the screen of the mobile device was blocked, preventing the victim from using the device normally. At the same time, the teenager sold malware almost without hiding and asked for a copy of only ? 860-1500 (from $ 7.82 to $ 13.65). The fact is that the malware was supposedly intended for rallies, and not for real cybercrimes. However, the law does not see any difference.

Law enforcement officials found advertising on Mercari during a routine check. Now the police informs that the teenager actively advertised his "product" in social networks, but managed to earn only ? 5000 ($ 45.5).

Since the perpetrator is not yet 14 years old, he was not arrested, and is now being handled by employees of the Juvenile Counseling Center in Osaka. But for the purchase of "comic" maliciousness arrested four buyers aged 14 to 19 years.

Let me remind you that in 2011, Japan passed laws providing for the intentional creation or distribution of Malvari a fine of ? 500,000 and imprisonment for up to three years. The storage of malicious products is subject to a fine of ? 300,000 and imprisonment for up to two years.