Probably hoping to operate under the same rule as the Russians seem to, don't target domestic users/organisations and then you're just a patriotic individual who got out of bed, saw the news and decided to do something.
Beijing police quench scum allegedly behind 'Fireball' fraudware
Chinese police have moved on the developers of the Fireball adware that infected millions of computers earlier this year. Fireball was described by Check Point in June after outbreaks in India, Mexico and Brazil. It bundled itself with legitimate software, and used browser plug-ins to boost its own advertisements. At the time …
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Wednesday 26th July 2017 13:46 GMT WolfFan
Still, I wouldn't want to be them what their police comes a-knocking. Their cells are rumoured to be a tad uncomfortable..
Are you saying that the People's Armed Police might be a tad... zealous... about the performance of their duties? Hmm. It seems that you may be in need of some re-education through labour.
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Wednesday 26th July 2017 13:42 GMT WolfFan
Probably hoping to operate under the same rule as the Russians seem to, don't target domestic users/organisations and then you're just a patriotic individual who got out of bed, saw the news and decided to do something.
That'll work right up until your stay-out-of-the-motherland activities happen to impinge on an account belonging to a senior member of government, or a friend or relative thereof. Then you'd best run for cover.
And God help you if your ransomware ends up on Ministry of the Interior computers.
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Biting the hand that feeds IT
