Public security organs severely crack down on illegal and criminal activities of making, selling and using false epidemic prevention software.

  Cctv newsRecently, in the "100-day action" of the national public security organs to crack down on public security in summer, the public security network security department made a decisive attack and quickly detected a number of cases of developing, producing, releasing, selling, downloading and using false epidemic prevention software, so as to eliminate relevant epidemic-related risks in time. The Ministry of Public Security announced three typical cases today.

  In view of the recent online epidemic-related illegal and criminal activities, the Network Security Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security attached great importance to it, and deployed public security organs in Guangdong and other places to carry out in-depth investigations according to law. It was found that individual criminal suspects developed, produced, published and sold false epidemic prevention "big data travel cards" and "health codes" on the Internet to help others forge epidemic-related proof information and display it on the fake health code page of the cottage, so as to deceive epidemic prevention staff to check and seriously interfere with the epidemic prevention and control order. At present, the public security organs have arrested 12 false software developers and producers, and investigated and dealt with a number of false software downloads and users according to law.

  The relevant person in charge of the Network Security Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security said that the public security organs will further promote the "100-day action" to crack down on public security in summer, always maintain a high-pressure situation against all kinds of online epidemic-related illegal and criminal activities, and resolutely safeguard the order of epidemic prevention and control and people’s lives and health. The public security organ suggested that the development, production, release, sale, download and use of false epidemic-related software not only seriously interfered with and disrupted the normal order of epidemic prevention and control, but also was suspected of committing crimes. Please raise the awareness of prevention and consciously resist illegal and criminal acts and jointly safeguard the order of epidemic prevention and control.

  The public security organs severely cracked down on typical cases of illegal crimes such as developing, producing, publishing, selling, downloading and using false epidemic prevention software;

  Case 1: Guangdong Zeng Moufei developed and produced false epidemic prevention itinerary card and health code software.

  In July 2022, Guangdong public security organs cracked a case of developing and producing false epidemic prevention itinerary cards and health code software, arrested Zeng Moufei, the software maker, and investigated and dealt with more than 100 software buyers and users according to law. After investigation, Zeng Moufei developed and produced the above-mentioned false epidemic prevention itinerary card and health code software in order to avoid the restriction of nucleic acid detection and show off computer technology, and released it to the Internet platform for others to download, which seriously interfered with the epidemic prevention and control work in COVID-19. At present, the public security organs have filed a case against Zeng Moufei and taken criminal compulsory measures. The case is under further investigation.

  Case 2: Guangdong Feng Mohao developed, produced and sold false health code software on the Internet.

  In June 2022, Guangdong public security organs cracked a case of developing, producing and selling false health code software on the Internet, arrested software producer Feng Mohao, and investigated and dealt with more than 20 software buyers and users according to law. After investigation, Feng Mohao developed and produced false health code software for illegal gains, and uploaded it to the Internet platform for public sale, which seriously interfered with the epidemic prevention and control work in COVID-19. At present, the public security organs have filed a case against Feng Mohao and taken criminal compulsory measures. The case is under further investigation.

  Case 3: Guangdong Wei Mouye and others installed and used false health codes.

  In June 2022, Guangdong public security organs detected a case of installing and using a fake health code APP program to forge a health code, and arrested the installation and use personnel Wei Mouye and Wen Mouhui. After investigation, Wei Mouye and Wen Mouhui obtained the fake health code APP program from the Internet platform and installed it on their mobile phones, tampering with the travel card information and disturbing the epidemic prevention and control order in COVID-19. At present, the public security organs have imposed administrative warnings and penalties on Wei Mouye and Wen Mouhui according to law.