Major hacking syndicate cracked, police say
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="detained">detained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hackers">hackers</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="on">on</span> 185 <span word="government">government</span> <span word="websites">websites</span>.</p><p><span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jieyang">Jieyang</span>, <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Suspects">Suspects</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="invading">invading</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="in">in</span> 30 <span word="provinces">provinces</span>, <span word="municipalities">municipalities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="certificates">certificates</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="tampered">tampered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="databases">databases</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="links">links</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="external">external</span> <span word="databases">databases</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="certificates">certificates</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="client">client</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="appear">appear</span>," <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Xiaoping">Xiaoping</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jieyang">Jieyang</span> <span word="police">police</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cybercrime">cybercrime</span> <span word="unit">unit</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>. <span word="Cracking">Cracking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Xie">Xie</span> <span word="Yaoqi">Yaoqi</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jieyang">Jieyang</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="examinations">examinations</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span> 8, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="certificates">certificates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span>, <span word="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Heyuan">Heyuan</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="hackers">hackers</span>, <span word="certificate">certificate</span> <span word="forgers">forgers</span>, <span word="advertisers">advertisers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="collectors">collectors</span> <span word="scattered">scattered</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 12 <span word="provinces">provinces</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span> 12, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> 165 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="confiscated">confiscated</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 7,100 <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="certificates">certificates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 10,000 <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="seals">seals</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gang">gang</span>.</p>
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