There are ghosts! 271 computers running in an idle factory?Jiangsu Yancheng police travel to other provinces to arrest suspects

There was no one in the idle factory building, and there were hundreds of computer mainframes, all of which were running normally, just like a huge computer room. What is this doing? Recently, the police in Yandu District of Yancheng City arrested Mei, a “network hacker” who had been on the run for 5 years, from other provinces. This case of illegally making more than 1 million yuan in just a few months by making a plug-in to steal game currency has come to an end. Modern Express reporter learned that Mei’s arrest also marked the “clearing” of all the fugitives in Yandu over the years.

Hundreds of suspicious computers found in empty factory building

There is an old magnetic paint factory on Yanxing Road, Zhangzhuang Street, Yandu District, Yancheng City. The factory area is not large, and it looks very ordinary from the outside. Because of the poor efficiency, the factory buildings are gradually abandoned, and the idle factory buildings are hung with signs that are rented out all the year round.

On the afternoon of March 1, 2016, Liu Yongchun, an auxiliary policeman from Zhangzhuang Police Station of Yandu Branch of Yancheng Public Security Bureau, carried out door-to-door work in his jurisdiction as usual. The scene was stunned: there was no one in the small room, and hundreds of computer hosts were crowded, all of which were running normally.

“The situation is suspicious, it’s not too late!” Liu Yongchun, who recovered, reported to the police station immediately. Yandu police immediately organized police to rush to the scene. After checking and counting, there were 271 computers in this small factory, of which 270 were automatically running the “Journey 2” game plug-in software, and 1 was the main control computer. Subsequently, the suspects Lu and Shan were arrested.

Under pressure, the other two suspects quickly surrendered to the public security organs. “The four of them are natives of Yancheng, and they leased the factory building in this den.” The police said, but none of the four of them knew the “crooked” technology for making game plug-ins. So far, “Internet hacker” Mei emerged. “They both met in online games. They like indolence and dislike of work, and they hit it off.”

“Hacker” flees without a word

After learning that the den was closed by the police, the backbone of the gang, “Internet hacker” Mei, who was hiding behind the scenes, immediately went into hiding. Although the police have not relaxed their pursuit of him for many years, and they immediately pursued him online that year, but this person is like a rock sinking into the sea, and he has never heard of him.

The reporter from Modern Express learned that the fugitive Mei has only a junior high school education. He is very proficient in computer and network applications through self-study, but unfortunately he is not used on the right path. In 2009, he was sentenced for illegally intruding into a computer system. He has strong anti-investigation capabilities, left few clues to the police, and his family was extremely uncooperative, resulting in many subsequent arrests without success.

According to Mei’s account after the incident, after learning that the den was investigated, he was in a state of panic all day long. For the past five years, he had been hiding everywhere. He never used traditional communication methods easily. , dare not enter the Internet cafe, dare not find a regular job, and dare not go home.

Police keep an eye on the case and find the mastermind of the case

If the fugitives are not brought to justice for one day, the pursuit of the fugitives will not stop for a day. Since the launch of the “Loyalty 2021 – Celebrating the Chinese Birthday and Safeguarding Safety”, the Yandu Police has organized a capable police force to “look back” on the fugitives over the years. Under the combined operation of multiple police types, all the latest related clues all point to Huangshi City, Hubei Province. A few days ago, after careful research, a 7-person working group rushed to Huangshi to carry out on-the-spot verification.

“Through the process of stripping the cocoon and eliminating many interferences, it took more than a month to finally identify 2 locations where the suspects might be hiding and 2 associated numbers with the greatest suspicion. Through a lot of work, the fugitive Mei Mou was captured at the gate of a gym in Huangshi.”

After investigation, at the end of September 2015, Lu and other four people (sentenced), together with Mei (technical investment), went to a factory building in Zhangzhuang Street, Yandu District by means of equipment equity investment, and illegally produced and installed game plug-in software. A large number of online virtual currencies were obtained and sold, with an illegal profit of more than 1 million yuan. At present, Mei has confessed to his crime.

“After Mei arrived at the case, he asked us in the first sentence: How did you find me? His doubts and incomprehensions once again confirmed our perseverance. At this time, all the efforts were worth it.” Police reminded , The act of making “plug-ins” is suspected of destroying the computer information system, which is an illegal and criminal act. As a netizen, you should have a law-abiding consciousness, and do not contribute to illegal and criminal acts.