Since the beginning of this year, the Changzhou Public Security Bureau has deployed the Ministry of Public Security’s "Net Net 2020" special action to closely follow the infringements of citizens’ personal information, hacking, online gangsters, online pornographic gambling, and other Internet illegal and criminal activities that the masses have strongly expressed Excavate and eradicate the cybercrime ecosystem behind it, and squeeze the space for cybercriminal activities to the greatest extent.
In September of this year, with the assistance of the Tencent Guardian Program security team, the Changzhou Public Security Bureau cracked a major case involving illegal profit-making using the "Peace Elite" game plug-in. All 12 core suspects involved in the crime were arrested and confessed to the crime. .
In August 2020, the Changzhou Public Security Bureau's Cybersecurity Detachment received a report from Tencent that there was a plug-in software cheto targeting Tencent’s "Peace Elite" games on the network, which severely undermined the fairness of the game and violated the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.
The police handling the case of the network security detachment introduced that the so-called "plug-in" of refers to a cheating program that modifies game data through , tampers with the original normal settings and rules of the game, and allows players to achieve specific abnormal functions, thereby achieving easy victory. .
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game "plug-in" has always been a cancer in the game industry, severely infringing on the legitimate rights and interests of game developers, operators and normal consumers, disrupting the normal order of Internet operations, and undermining the benignness of the online entertainment industry development of. After receiving the report, the police immediately launched an investigation and found that since June 2020, a man from Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Zhang, has contacted the author of the external plug-in through an overseas chat software and became the general agent of the plug-in software in China. Use Bitcoin transactions to settle settlements with overseas authors.
This software plug-in can realize in-game see-through, automatic aiming and other functions by modifying the game client data, which seriously disrupts the game balance and threatens the security and stability of computer information systems. After
became the domestic general agent, Mr. Zhang sold the purchased external card at a price increase to the subordinate agent. In order to meet the needs of different players, the external card is classified into "monthly card", "weekly card" and "day card". Then through the card issuance platform, the card secret will be sold to retail players at an increased price to make huge profits. The player downloads the plug-in program through the network disk shared by the agent, and then enters the purchased card password to use the plug-in. In just two months, the external sales gang made illegal profits of nearly 5 million yuan.
After nearly a month of careful investigation, the Changzhou police successfully identified the suspect Zhang and others. The members of the task force moved to seven provinces and nine cities. arrested 12 people including Zhang and Liu, and detained 10 computers and 15 mobile phones. Ministry, destroyed 6 online plug-in trading sites in one fell swoop. 12 people including Zhang and Liu were suspected of providing intrusion and illegal control of computer information system programs and tools. Criminal compulsory measures have been taken in accordance with the law, and the case is still being processed.
The police reminded
to make and sell game plug-ins, which not only disrupts the balance of the game, but also violates the law. Offenders will be severely punished by the law. In addition, some Trojan horse viruses are usually hidden in the plug-in programs. Players who use the plug-in also face the risk of game account theft and personal information leakage. The majority of netizens must abide by the rules of the game, operate properly, build a good game environment, and avoid fluke. , Resolutely refuse the game plug-in.
Source of material: Changzhou Internet police
Jiangsu Internet police comprehensive compilation
