China, US target 5 most-wanted fugitives
9 years, 3 months ago

China, US target 5 most-wanted fugitives

China Daily  

Chinese law enforcement authorities are working with the United States on the cases of the five most-wanted corrupt Chinese officials living in the US, a senior anti-corruption official said. "We are negotiating with our US counterparts on the five major corrupt fugitives, including Yang Xiuzhu, who is suspected of illegal immigration and is in custody awaiting deportation proceedings," said the official, who requested anonymity. In April, Chinese judicial authorities launched an eight-month-long operation code-named "Sky Net" to hunt down 100 major corrupt officials at large abroad and confiscate their ill-gotten assets. Liu Jianchao, director of the CCDI's International Cooperation Bureau, said that nearly half of the corrupt Chinese officials are still on the run in major destinations such as the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

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US exposes ‘hacker-for-hire ecosystem’, charges 12 with hacking American agencies for China
2 weeks, 6 days ago

US exposes ‘hacker-for-hire ecosystem’, charges 12 with hacking American agencies for China

Firstpost  

The case shines a light on what American officials have described as a booming hacking-for-hire ecosystem in China, where government agencies and officers hire private companies to target victims of particular interest The US authorities have indicted and sanctioned Chinese cybersecurity company Sichuan Ltd its researcher Guan Tianfeng for attacking the US critical infrastructure. The US authorities have charged 12 …

US charges Chinese hackers, government officials in broad cybercrime campaign
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3 weeks ago

US charges Chinese hackers, government officials in broad cybercrime campaign

Hindustan Times  

WASHINGTON — Twelve Chinese nationals, including mercenary hackers, law enforcement officers and employees of a private hacking company, have been charged in connection with global cybercrime campaigns targeting dissidents, news organizations, U.S. agencies and universities, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. US charges Chinese hackers, government officials in broad cybercrime campaign A set of criminal cases filed in New York and …

US Charges 12 Alleged Spies in China’s Freewheeling Hacker-for-Hire Ecosystem
55 years, 2 months ago

US Charges 12 Alleged Spies in China’s Freewheeling Hacker-for-Hire Ecosystem

Wired  

Only rarely does the West get a glimpse inside the vast hacker-for-hire contractor ecosystem that enables China's digital intrusion campaigns worldwide. Now a new set of criminal charges against a dozen Chinese nationals, including two government officials, accuses them of a vast espionage campaign that included breaching the US Treasury, and goes as far as revealing the internal communications of …

Report claims China is imposing its legal system in the USA through shadow courts
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Report claims China is imposing its legal system in the USA through shadow courts

Op India  

China is reportedly imposing its legal system on American soil through a network of nonprofit organizations in the United States linked to a Chinese Communist Party intelligence agency, according to the Daily Caller News Foundation. This contradicts the Chinese government’s claim that it sends law enforcement officers overseas solely to handle routine matters, such as international divorces and Chinese driver’s …

China still failing to shut down fraud gangs preying on its citizens at Thailand-Myanmar border
2 months ago

China still failing to shut down fraud gangs preying on its citizens at Thailand-Myanmar border

Firstpost  

While China declared last year that major telecom fraud hubs near the Myanmar border had been dismantled and tens of thousands of suspects detained, the problem persists Myanmar police hand over five telecom and internet fraud suspects to Chinese police at Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar on August 26, 2023. AP China continues to grapple with rampant fraud networks …

China's police force steps up crackdown of telecom fraud
2 months, 2 weeks ago

China's police force steps up crackdown of telecom fraud

China Daily  

Chinese police will maintain a harsh response to telecom fraud and keep up international law enforcement cooperation to dismantle fraud dens abroad and hunt down major fugitives, said Zhang Ming, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Public Security. The offenses are usually carried out by highly organized groups, some of which place their lower-level members under false imprisonment through violence, she …

Beijing police enhance overseas cooperation in crackdown against telecom fraud
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Beijing police enhance overseas cooperation in crackdown against telecom fraud

China Daily  

Beijing police intensified the law enforcement cooperation against telecom and online fraud overseas last year, bringing a total of 127 suspects back to Beijing for further investigation, the Municipal Public Security Bureau said. The bureau released the data at a press conference on Thursday, one day before the Chinese People's Police Day, which falls every Jan 10, corresponding with the …

111 telecom fraud suspects handed over to China
6 months, 2 weeks ago

111 telecom fraud suspects handed over to China

China Daily  

The Ministry of Public Security announced on Friday that 111 Chinese suspects involved in telecom fraud in the fourth special zone of Shan State, northern Myanmar, have been handed over to China. Public security organizations in Yunnan province and law enforcement departments in Myanmar carried out border law enforcement cooperation and recently cracked down on fraud-related dens in the fourth …

China brings back five telecom fraud suspects from Cambodia
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China brings back five telecom fraud suspects from Cambodia

China Daily  

The Ministry of Public Security announced on Friday that its "Fox Hunt" working group has successfully escorted five suspects back to China from Cambodia. It is reported that since June 2023, the five suspects recruited over 100 Chinese individuals via the internet under the pretense of offering part-time jobs and facilitating loans in Cambodia. On September 6, the "Fox Hunt" …

China orders intensified efforts in assets recovery in cross-border telecom fraud
8 months ago

China orders intensified efforts in assets recovery in cross-border telecom fraud

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China's judicial authorities issued a guideline on Friday, emphasizing a stringent crackdown on cross-border telecommunications fraud and intensified efforts to recover stolen funds and compensate for losses. The guideline, jointly released by the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Public Security, called for thorough investigations into the financial status of criminal groups involved …

As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat
10 months, 2 weeks ago

As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “This is a huge priority for us,” said Assistant …

As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the U.S., the FBI is racing to counter the threat
10 months, 3 weeks ago

As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the U.S., the FBI is racing to counter the threat

LA Times  

Wu Jianmin, a former student leader in China’s 1989 pro-democracy movement, was targeted in 2020 by a group of protesters outside his home in Irvine. The Chinese Embassy in Washington disputed that the country engages in the practice and said in a statement that the government “strictly abides by international law.” “We resolutely oppose ‘long-arm jurisdiction,’” the statement said. Yet …

China arrests thousands of cyber criminals in Southeast Asia without disrupting the nexus
1 year, 5 months ago

China arrests thousands of cyber criminals in Southeast Asia without disrupting the nexus

Firstpost  

The syndicates also are known for “pig butchering” cons, where scammers entice individuals, often halfway across the world, to invest their money in bogus schemes after duping them into digital romances After losing his work due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Zhang Hongliang, a former restaurant manager in central China, took on different jobs both inside and outside of China in …

109 Telecom Fraud Suspects Deported From Myanmar To China
1 year, 6 months ago

109 Telecom Fraud Suspects Deported From Myanmar To China

The Diplomat  

Beijing’s strategic interests in Myanmar and mainland Southeast Asia ensure that the crackdown on transnational criminality is likely to remain partial and selective. A group of 109 Chinese nationals allegedly involved in a telecom fraud operation in northern Myanmar were handed over to Chinese police on Saturday, Chinese state media reported, the latest in a series of publicized deportations of …

3 men convicted in US trial that scrutinized China’s ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ repatriation campaign
1 year, 9 months ago

3 men convicted in US trial that scrutinized China’s ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ repatriation campaign

The Independent  

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3 men convicted in US trial that scrutinized China’s ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ repatriation campaign
1 year, 9 months ago

3 men convicted in US trial that scrutinized China’s ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ repatriation campaign

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Three men were convicted of various charges Tuesday in a trial showcasing U.S. claims that China has engineered pressure campaigns on American soil to bully expatriates into returning home, as part of an effort called “Operation Fox Hunt.” American private investigator Michael McMahon and two Chinese citizens living in the U.S. — Zheng Congying and Zhu Yong …

Former police star opts for a quieter beat
2 years, 10 months ago

Former police star opts for a quieter beat

China Daily  

Chen gives an anti-fraud lecture at Yanshan University's School of Economics and Management in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, last year. Due to the surge in cyber fraud and scam cases, in 2017, three police officers, including Chen, joined the newly established Haigang District Anti-Fraud Center. "When a woman of my mother's age knelt down in front of me, begging for help …

Former police star opts for a quieter beat
2 years, 10 months ago

Former police star opts for a quieter beat

China Daily  

Chen gives an anti-fraud lecture at Yanshan University's School of Economics and Management in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, last year. Due to the surge in cyber fraud and scam cases, in 2017, three police officers, including Chen, joined the newly established Haigang District Anti-Fraud Center. "When a woman of my mother's age knelt down in front of me, begging for help …

Feds: Chinese man charged in China’s US chase of ‘fugitives’
2 years, 11 months ago

Feds: Chinese man charged in China’s US chase of ‘fugitives’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A pregnant U.S. citizen was held in China for eight months and threatened that she couldn’t leave unless she convinced her mother to return to China, authorities revealed Wednesday as they criminally charged a man who they said enlisted a U.S. law enforcement officer and others to help repatriate Chinese individuals facing trouble at home. In one …

Justice Dept. charges 8 in Chinese harassment plot in US
4 years, 4 months ago

Justice Dept. charges 8 in Chinese harassment plot in US

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has charged eight people with working on behalf of the Chinese government in a pressure campaign aimed at coercing a New Jersey man who was wanted by Beijing into returning to China to face charges, officials said Wednesday. The prosecution, which Justice Department officials said was the first of its kind, accuses the defendants of …

8 Accused by the US of Participating in China’s Operation Fox Hunt
4 years, 5 months ago

8 Accused by the US of Participating in China’s Operation Fox Hunt

The Diplomat  

The United States Department of Justice announced on October 28 that eight individuals have been charged with conspiring to act as illegal agents of China, with six of them additionally also charged with conspiracy to commit interstate and international stalking. According to the statement, “The defendants, allegedly acting at the direction and under the control of PRC government officials, conducted …

US charges 5 Chinese, 2 Malaysian citizens with hacking over 100 companies; India, Vietnam, UK networks targetted
4 years, 6 months ago

US charges 5 Chinese, 2 Malaysian citizens with hacking over 100 companies; India, Vietnam, UK networks targetted

Firstpost  

In the attacks, the conspirators installed ‘Cobalt Strike’ malware on Indian government-protected computers, the indictment said Washington: The US Justice Department has charged five Chinese citizens with hacking over a 100 companies and institutions in America and abroad, including the Indian government’s networks, and stealing valuable software data and business intelligence. Deputy US Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen on Wednesday announced …

U.S. charges five Chinese nationals with hacking 100 entities including Indian government networks
4 years, 6 months ago

U.S. charges five Chinese nationals with hacking 100 entities including Indian government networks

The Hindu  

The U.S. Justice Department has charged five Chinese citizens with hacking over a 100 companies and institutions in America and abroad, including the Indian government’s networks, and stealing valuable software data and business intelligence. Deputy U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen on Wednesday announced three indictments have been unsealed in the matter that collectively charge five Chinese nationals with computer hacking …

5 Chinese nationals charged in mega hacking scheme, Indian govt networks hit: US
4 years, 6 months ago

5 Chinese nationals charged in mega hacking scheme, Indian govt networks hit: US

Live Mint  

The US Justice Department has charged five Chinese citizens with hacking over a 100 companies and institutions in America and abroad, including the Indian government's networks, and stealing valuable software data and business intelligence. Deputy US Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen on Wednesday announced three indictments have been unsealed in the matter that collectively charge five Chinese nationals with computer hacking …

US Charges 5 Chinese Citizens in Global Hacking Campaign that Targeted 100 Companies
4 years, 6 months ago

US Charges 5 Chinese Citizens in Global Hacking Campaign that Targeted 100 Companies

News 18  

The Justice Department has charged five Chinese citizens with hacks targeting more than 100 companies and institutions in the United States and elsewhere, including social media and video game companies as well as universities and telecommunications providers, officials said Wednesday. The five defendants remain fugitives, but prosecutors say two Malaysian businessmen accused of conspiring with the alleged hackers to profit …

US raises the ante against China
4 years, 8 months ago

US raises the ante against China

Live Mint  

Taking US-China tensions a notch higher, US Federal Bureau of Investigation chief Christopher Wray said acts of espionage and theft by Beijing pose the “greatest long-term threat” to America’s future. Speaking at the Hudson Institute think tank in Washington overnight Wednesday, Wray spoke of a multi-pronged disruption campaign that China is running against its own nationals living abroad, coercing them …

Philippine police arrest over 500 mostly Chinese for fraud
5 years, 5 months ago

Philippine police arrest over 500 mostly Chinese for fraud

Associated Press  

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine police and immigration authorities said they have arrested more than 500 illegally working foreigners, mostly Chinese involved in telecommunications and investment scams, in one of the biggest such mass arrests this year. Similar recent mass arrests indicate criminal syndicates involved in fraud and illegal online gambling may be trying to move their operations to the Philippines, …

Sydney-based former bank chief Lai Mingmin surrenders to China's anti-corruption drive
6 years, 9 months ago

Sydney-based former bank chief Lai Mingmin surrenders to China's anti-corruption drive

ABC  

Another Chinese citizen living in Australia has returned home to face charges under a controversial global anti-corruption drive by Beijing dubbed Operation Fox Hunt, according to Chinese media reports. Key points: Lai Mingmin left China in 2001 and was accused of corruption and bribery Operation Fox Hunt is a key element of Xi Jinping's anti-corruption policy Many Fox Hunt targets …

124 arrested for fraud in northeast China
7 years, 6 months ago

124 arrested for fraud in northeast China

China Daily  

CHANGCHUN - A total of 124 people in connection with more than 280 Internet and telecom fraud cases were apprehended in northeast China's Jilin Province, local police said Tuesday. Police started investigating in May, when a resident in Liaoyuan City claimed she had lost more than 540,000 yuan of investment in an online company in Shaanxi Province. Police went to …

Pyramid schemes cracked
7 years, 8 months ago

Pyramid schemes cracked

China Daily  

Police across Guangdong detained more than 280 suspects in a crackdown on illegal pyramid schemes in mid-June, according to a senior police officer on Monday. "Police busted more than 70 secret pyramid sales dens in the special campaign code-named Jufeng-23, which was launched simultaneously in 16 Guangdong cities," said Wu Wuqiang, deputy director of the Guangdong Public Security Bureau's economic …

US returns Chinese fugitive, a suspected rapist
7 years, 9 months ago

US returns Chinese fugitive, a suspected rapist

China Daily  

Police officers escort a fugitive who fled to the United States in April last year. The man, who is suspected of committing rape in China, was repatriated at Beijing Capital International Airport on Thursday.Zou Hong / China Daily A fugitive on China's most-wanted list who is suspected of rape was repatriated to China from the United States on Thursday afternoon, …

Police bust telecom fraud operations
7 years, 10 months ago

Police bust telecom fraud operations

China Daily  

Police in Guangdong province have detained 910 suspects after busting 80 gangs they say were involved in telecom fraud, theft and robbery, in two crackdowns launched in late April and early May. Many bank cards, cellphones and cash machines were seized, Zhang Rui, political commissar of the Guangdong Public Security Department's Criminal Investigation Bureau, said at a news conference in …

Anti-graft agency hunts 946 fugitives
7 years, 10 months ago

Anti-graft agency hunts 946 fugitives

China Daily  

China's top graft buster said on Thursday that 946 corrupt fugitives are still at large in foreign countries, and China hopes those nations will support its war against corruption. "These corrupt fugitives used illegal means to grab a large amount of public funds and escaped abroad to avoid punishment, which has seriously harmed people's interests and undermined our credibility and …

Anti-graft campaign also successful in hunting "foxes" that fled overseas
7 years, 11 months ago

Anti-graft campaign also successful in hunting "foxes" that fled overseas

China Daily  

The Chinese suspect Zhou is under the control of Vietnamese policemen at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, on April 5, 2016. ON APRIL 22, 2015, the International Criminal Police Organization National Central Bureau for China issued global arrest warrants for the 100 most-wanted Chinese fugitives overseas, of whom 60 percent were officials accused of bribery and graft. …

Anti-graft campaign also successful in hunting "foxes" that fled overseas
7 years, 11 months ago

Anti-graft campaign also successful in hunting "foxes" that fled overseas

China Daily  

The Chinese suspect Zhou is under the control of Vietnamese policemen at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, on April 5, 2016. ON APRIL 22, 2015, the International Criminal Police Organization National Central Bureau for China issued global arrest warrants for the 100 most-wanted Chinese fugitives overseas, of whom 60 percent were officials accused of bribery and graft. …

China tries to bring back 3 fugitives in US
7 years, 11 months ago

China tries to bring back 3 fugitives in US

China Daily  

China hopes to further intensify cooperation with US law-enforcement agencies to bring back three fugitives accused of corruption at home and exposed in a visa fraud probe in California, an official familiar with the matter said on Monday. Victoria Chan, an attorney, and Tat Chan, her foreign national father, persuaded more than 100 Chinese nationals to invest a total of …

Guangdong police bust telephone fraud gangs
7 years, 11 months ago

Guangdong police bust telephone fraud gangs

China Daily  

A senior police officer in Guangdong province has vowed to introduce more effective and concrete measures to crack down on telephone fraud. "Telephone fraud is something that really disgusts people," said Zhang Rui, political commissar of the province's criminal investigation bureau. Zhang made the remarks at a news conference in Guangzhou, the provincial capital, on Tuesday, as he announced the …

Corrupt Chinese fugitive repatriated from Zimbabwe
8 years ago

Corrupt Chinese fugitive repatriated from Zimbabwe

China Daily  

NANJING -- A retired Chinese tax official has been returned from Zimbabwe to China less than four months after he fled a corruption probe and hid in the southern African country. Yang Xingfu, who retired as the deputy head of Local Taxation Bureau of Nantong City in 2015, fled to Zimbabwe last December, fearing a graft investigation. "The operation shows …

Fugitive officials brought back home to face justice
8 years ago

Fugitive officials brought back home to face justice

China Daily  

Law enforcement cooperation with Western counterparts intensified A total of 43 former officials suspected of corruption were brought back from more than 19 countries and regions to face justice in the first 11 months of last year, according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate. National prosecutors also confiscated about 548 million yuan of illegal assets, said Song Hansong, a senior official …

A triumph for anti-graft law enforcement cooperation
8 years, 4 months ago

A triumph for anti-graft law enforcement cooperation

China Daily  

A gavel in a court. It also indicates that China's law enforcement cooperation with other countries in tracking down and apprehending its corrupt officials, wherever they flee, has entered a new stage. Yang, a former vice-mayor of Wenzhou in East China's Zhejiang province, is accused of embezzling more than $37 million and ranks No 1 on China's most-wanted list of …

Steps taken to 'speed up' corrupt fugitives' return from US[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years, 5 months ago

Steps taken to 'speed up' corrupt fugitives' return from US[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

China, US said to be 'in advanced negotiations' on 5 most-wanted officials Yang Jinjun, former general manager of Minghe Group in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, was repatriated in September last year. Chinese and US judicial authorities have been speeding up negotiations on returning five most-wanted corrupt Chinese officials, who are still on the run in the United States, to face trial …

Intensify crackdown on telecom frauds
8 years, 6 months ago

Intensify crackdown on telecom frauds

China Daily  

Song Zhenning died of heart attack after being swindled in a telephone scam. THE LOCAL POLICE in East China's Shandong province and South China's Guangdong province have detained 28 suspects involved in three recent telecom fraud cases and in so doing exposed a nationwide network of telecom fraudsters and hackers. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Saturday: It is reported that …

Chinese police crack 815,000 economic crime cases in 5 years
8 years, 7 months ago

Chinese police crack 815,000 economic crime cases in 5 years

China Daily  

BEIJING - Chinese police have cracked 815,000 economic crime cases since 2011, recovering losses 300 billion yuan, according to a statement on Thursday. Such crimes, including banking card fraud, illegal fundraising and pyramid selling, have "put China's economic security at risk," the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement, adding that these crimes have reached housing, job market, environmental …

Chinese police crack 815,000 economic crime cases in 5 years
8 years, 7 months ago

Chinese police crack 815,000 economic crime cases in 5 years

China Daily  

BEIJING - Chinese police have cracked 815,000 economic crime cases since 2011, recovering losses 300 billion yuan, according to a statement on Thursday. Such crimes, including banking card fraud, illegal fundraising and pyramid selling, have "put China's economic security at risk," the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement, adding that these crimes have reached housing, job market, environmental …

Experts: Harsh penalties deter fraud[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years, 10 months ago

Experts: Harsh penalties deter fraud[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Telecom fraud suspectes are escorted off a plane by Chinese police from Kenya. Scammers could get life on the mainland, compared with up to 5 years in Taiwan Considering the comparatively lighter punishments that convicted telecom swindlers face in Taiwan, repatriating Taiwan suspects to the mainland and trying them according to the mainland's laws will better help in fighting crime …

Police raids net 236 fraud suspects
8 years, 11 months ago

Police raids net 236 fraud suspects

China Daily  

Simultaneous police operations across 10 provinces and regions involving more than 1,400 officers have led to the detention of 236 suspects connected with telephone fraud, it has been revealed. Code-named Jufeng 2, the raids on March 25 saw police in Guangdong province alone target 127 criminal hideouts in no fewer than 12 prefecture-level cities. The suspects detained included 26 who …

Two Chinese fugitives netted overseas
9 years ago

Two Chinese fugitives netted overseas

China Daily  

BEIJING -- Two suspects wanted for illegal fundraising have been returned from Malaysia and the Philippines, two more examples of success repatriations in China's campaign to hunt fugitives hiding overseas, according to the Ministry of Public Security. Suspect Miao allegedly collected nearly 500 million yuan, without the approval of local financial authorities, from more than 3,000 investors lured by the …

Chinese police seize 53 telecom fraud suspects
9 years, 2 months ago

Chinese police seize 53 telecom fraud suspects

China Daily  

XI'AN -- Chinese police have seized 53 suspects for telecom fraud involving more than 10 million yuan, police from Northwest China's Shaanxi province said Tuesday at a press conference. They also seized more than 200 pieces of equipment, including computer and telephone sets, 200 mobile phones, and over 1,000 fake prepaid phone cards. With the help of phone number changing …

Chinese police seize 470 suspects in transnational telecom fraud
9 years, 2 months ago

Chinese police seize 470 suspects in transnational telecom fraud

China Daily  

Fraud suspects board a plane under police escort at Xishuangbanna Airport in Southwest China's Yunnan province. KUNMING - Chinese police have recently busted a cross-border telecom fraud gang and seized 470 suspects through collaboration with Lao police, the Ministry of Public Security said Friday in a statement at its official website. All suspects were immediately sent to Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous …

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