15-year-old arrested for unsubscribing over 40k anime accounts

- A 15-year-old youth in Japan was arrested for allegedly unsubscribing over 40,000 other users from anime streaming services without authorization. This involved logging into other people's accounts and cancelling their subscriptions, disrupting the services. - The case highlights Japan's strict cybercrime laws, which can apply even to minors for unauthorized access to computer systems — not just hacking or theft, but actions like tampering with account settings. - This occurred in the context of Japan's massive anime streaming market, where subscription services (like dAnime Store, Abema, etc.) are popular and account sharing or credential misuse is a recurring issue. - The scale (40k+ accounts) is notable, and the arrest of a 15-year-old for a non-financially motivated "troll" attack of this kind made headlines both in Japan and internationally. - Japanese authorities have been increasingly aggressive in prosecuting unauthorized computer access under the Unauthorized Computer Access Law, even when no direct financial gain is involved.