The Dark Visitor

On the afternoon of May 31st, the Nanning Public Security Bureau Cyber Police received a report from the Guangxi Earthquake Bureau that a hacker had invaded and altered their website.

The FAKE message left by the hacker read:

“The violent earthquake that struck Wenchuan, Sichuan…we grieve for our fellow citizens who perished in the great Wenchuan, Sichuan, earthquake. In the near future, a major earthquake registering 9+ will hit the Guangxi area. Request that city residents make preparations as soon as possible.”

(Emphasis added)

Guangxi Earthquake Website

Cooperation between the cyber police from six provinces, spanning a three-day period, finally located the hacker responsible for the fraudulent message in Jiangsu.

Cyber Police Investigation

On 4 June, police arrested a further unidentified suspect named Chen who made a full confession.

Congratulations to Chinese hacker Chen, I had to add a new category to cover this event. Posted under Evil and/or Stupid…qualified as Evil and Stupid.

Hacker illegally invades section of the official Red Cross website and tampers with solicited donation accounts

Verified by the Ministry of Public Security, a section of the official Red Cross website has been illegally hacked. According to the report, criminal elements gained access to the section of the website that held the special accounts for earthquake disaster relief donations.

An individual named Li Bujiu, had opened four fraudulent bank accounts to steal the funding.

The Ningbo Bank released a statement warning all citizens to be verify account numbers when making donations. The bank suggested using CCTV, TV, and newspapers as references to verify the accounts.

The falsified accounts were listed as follows:

Opened by Li Yaqiong at the Henan, bank: Agriculture Bank of China, ACCT #: 6228482080560018616;

Opened by Li Bujiu at the Commerce bank, ACCT #: 6222002201101753792;

Opened by Li Bujiu at the Agricultural bank, ACCT #: 6228480150082864813;

Opened by Li Bujiu at the Construction bank, ACCT #: 6227003526450024660;

Opened by Li Bujiu at the Postal Savings Bank, ACCT #: 6221886400011381263;

Opened by Lin Yumin at the Agricultural bank, ACCT#: 9559980150169780312

I think it was Eddie Murphy who once said, “The only reason you would want to do something like this is if you wanted to go to straight to hell and not wait in line!”

This gives me an opportunity to point out that this is not, and never will be, an anti-China blog. Our hearts and prayers go out to the country and families of all those affected by the recent earthquake that occurred in Sichuan.

Also in the interest of fairness, since I am quick to point out every nefarious acts they commit, Chinese hackers do love their country and care about their fellow citizens. At times, we must remember that a majority of the members in these organizations are young men and women in their early 20s who lead with their hearts. In that spirit, members of Hackbase.com have raised 5,000 YUAN and are donating it to the victims of the earthquake. Good for them.