Golden Finance reported that the Ministry of Public Security held a press conference today to introduce the measures and overall effectiveness of the public security organs to crack down on hackers. According to statistics, the number of hacker cases has risen for three consecutive years, with an average annual growth rate of 27.7 percent, and criminals have not only directly invaded and destroyed computer information systems, but also provided technical support, material information, and promotion and drainage services for illegal and criminal activities such as telecommunications fraud, online gambling, online pornography, and online trolls by stealing data, tampering with websites, and hijacking traffic.
The field of hacker crime has also extended from online to offline, and the means of committing crimes have been continuously upgraded with the development and changes of new technologies, new business formats, and new applications such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the Internet of Things. In addition, the technical threshold for hacking crimes has been continuously lowered, and the characteristics of young age are significant.
Under the condition of high information sharing on the Internet, there are thousands of hacking tools circulating on the Internet, and most of them have detailed tutorials and easy operation, and criminals can use these tools to carry out vulnerability scanning, implanting Trojans, DDoS attacks and other criminal behaviors without being proficient in professional technology. The average age of hackers and criminals is decreasing year by year, and even elementary school students have been found to be proficient in using hacking tools.