In response to a recent rise in Internet fraud, police will hand over information on fake websites offering counterfeit luxury brand products to computer security and content-filtering companies, Tokyo police said Thursday.
The information will be used to create anti-virus and other programs that provide warnings to Internet users to prevent them from accessing fake sites and becoming victims of fraud.
The police will start sending the information, including URLs and names of fake websites, to 10 companies, including Kaspersky Lab, Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc. and Canon IT Solutions Inc., starting Tuesday.