Chinese authorities declare war on cybercriminals
China's public security cracked more than 441,000 cases of telecom and internet fraud, arrested more than 690,000 suspects and busted 39,000 criminal gangs in 2021.
BEIJING – Judicial bodies are determined to combat the growing threat posed by internet — and telecom-based swindlers. Yang Zekun reports.
The three young men in Shanghai never thought they would be found by the police so quickly — just one day after they provided technical support for telecom and online swindlers who were based overseas.
The men wanted to make easy money by offering the swindlers support, but they didn’t make a cent.
Instead, earlier this month, they were each fined 5,000 yuan ($715) for violating a new law aimed at fighting telecom and online fraud.
Since the law took effect on Dec 1, police in many ci...