Cyber gang made £30 MILLION from fake gov certs

Chinese police are celebrating the arrest of a nationwide cyber crime gang suspected of making over £30 million by selling fake professional qualifications, which they helped to produce by hacking into government web sites. Police have arrested 165 people so far, scattered across 12 provinces. A whopping 185 government sites …

[Richard Boyce]

This is just the beginning

A gang this organised will, of course, keep records of everyone who has obtained a fake certificate. Once the buyers are well established in good jobs, the blackmail phase can begin. I imagine that intelligence agencies will be quite interested too.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re-employed

The Chinese crack down has only on purpose, to find the best hackers they have and re-employ them as Government workers. Admittedly they will have to take a cut in their wages but that will be better than a prison in the Gobi.

[Anonymous Coward]

Not good news...

Especially if you are in a life threatening condition and a "doctor" with such a duff certificate is called to help.

Knowing China, i would expect some executions to follow shortly....

[Rob - Denmark]

Re: Not good news...

Hopefully, the executions will be carried out by certified executioners.