A cyber hacker theft of virtual currency case involving 600 million yuan was uncovered in Xi'an, Shaanxi

A reporter recently learned from the Economic Development Branch of the Xi'an Public Security Bureau that the "3.30" major cyber hacker theft of virtual currency case that lasted nearly half a year was solved, and all three suspects were arrested. Preliminary investigation showed that the case involved the gang's case value of 600 million yuan.

On March 30, 2018, the Economic Development Branch of the Xi'an Public Security Bureau received a report from the victim, Zhang, saying that his personal computer was suspected to have been illegally hacked and a large amount of virtual currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum were looted, with a market value of over 100 million yuan. The Municipal Public Security Bureau quickly set up a special task force to carry out the investigation.

According to preliminary investigation, the suspect used superb network hacking technology to remotely control and steal highly secure virtual currency accounts without any operation by the victim, and left almost no traces of the crime, which is a rare case in the country.

The task force dispatched a large number of police forces to many provinces and cities across the country. With the strong assistance of many well-known domestic Internet companies, after three months, the suspect Zhou surfaced. Subsequently, the task force conducted a two-month investigation around Zhou and finally locked in two accomplices, Cui and Zhang, who were active in Beijing and Changchun respectively. On August 15, with the cooperation of the police in Hunan, Changchun and Beijing, three arrest teams launched operations at the same time and arrested all three suspects.

After investigation, it was found that the three suspects were all high-level hackers who had illegally invaded and controlled corporate and personal network systems many times, obtaining a large amount of illegal income. The amount involved in the case was initially found to be 600 million yuan. At present, the case is still under further investigation.