With the breaking of this case, which is the largest online extortion case in China at present, it indicates that China has made new progress in the supervision and investigation of new online crimes such as online extortion, and netizens all over the country can feel more at ease when browsing information and making friends online. But on the other hand, it also shows that there are so many scammers on the Internet now that we must not be confused by all kinds of information. News origin and case summary

On November 4, 22, the police in Cangnan, Wenzhou reported that they had cracked a mega-network naked chat extortion gang, and * * * seized more than 5 gang members, with more than 1, victims all over the country. It is reported that this is the largest network uncovered by Wenzhou police? Naked chat? Blackmail case. Members of criminal gangs rent houses in Myanmar, recruit members from China, implement militarized management, employ local veterans as security guards, and wear guns, electric batons and handcuffs for supervision, so that members can chat naked and extort money from domestic citizens. The victims of this online extortion case are widely distributed in dozens of provinces across the country, and the amount involved is as high as tens of millions of yuan. Means of committing crimes and detection process

According to the criminals arrested by the police, this gang is not only numerous, but also standardized in division of labor and well managed, just like a business. From online chat employees pretending to be female netizens to thugs and security guards in charge of site safety, as well as code farmers and artists who make Trojan viruses and posters, and financial departments specializing in money laundering? The gang first used the pictures of beautiful women stolen from the internet as avatars, spread the net to add victims, and induced the victims to video with them in erotic and provocative language. When the video was connected, the other party quickly took screenshots of it and threatened the victim to send these materials to his relatives, friends and colleagues, so as to take this opportunity to ask for a large sum of money.

Compared with traditional social platforms, the Internet is undoubtedly very open, but we should also keep our eyes open and not give opportunities to lawless people.