|
CHINA> National
![]() |
|
Eight million gamers suffered from computer virus
By Cao Li (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-08-12 10:34 SHANGHAI: A destructive computer virus invented by a group of 11 people stole and sold the personal details of more than eight million gamers, a Xuzhou court was told. The virus called Wenrou had attacked more than 1,200 websites, seriously damaged the operation of more than 40 online games and contributed to half of all thefts of online game accounts by the time police dismantled the group in August 2008, according to the Gulou District People's Court in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province. Account passwords and virtual assets were stolen from more than eight million gamers, and 13 domestic online game operators in the country suffered huge losses, according to chinacourt.org.
They allegedly embedded the virus into many websites. Computers would become contaminated from a user's simple mouse click on any of the infected websites. When users later logged onto their online game, their account details were stolen and sent automatically to a designated email address. Lu and Zeng allegedly improved and updated the program as requested by a third defendant surnamed Yan. Yan and a fourth defendant surnamed Chen were allegedly responsible for selling the program. The four would then split the profits according to the group's agreement, the court was told. In April 2008, Yan allegedly named the program after his girlfriend's online nickname 'Wenrou'. As the program spread, the gang allegedly developed a sales network of 110 individuals covering 16 provinces in the country. On July 29, the Jiangsu provincial public security bureau received a report of a virus at a game website and began an investigation. Among the 11 defendants tried yesterday, Lu and Zeng each allegedly made more than 320,000 yuan ($46,800); Yan and Chen made 310,000 yuan total. Other defendants allegedly made up to 500,000 yuan. Of the 110 suspects, more than 30 will go on trial. The court hearing for the group of 11 alleged computer hackers is ongoing. |
|||||
延安市| 哈密市| 沁水县| 兰州市| 酉阳| 安多县| 大关县| 尚志市| 博乐市| 鹤庆县| 泗洪县| 美姑县| 柞水县| 灵山县| 永济市| 齐河县| 金门县| 阳春市| 得荣县| 阿图什市| 锡林浩特市| 汪清县| 手游| 宁强县| 高台县| 哈巴河县| 托克逊县| 沅陵县| 孝义市| 肥东县| 二连浩特市| 乌兰察布市| 高陵县| 白山市| 阳信县| 乾安县| 乌拉特后旗| 密山市| 灯塔市| 河曲县| 辽中县|