On August 3, Wuhan Television reported to police in this capital of
Hubei Province, central China, that the country's largest science
website had been attacked by someone named "Playgirl", with the
original homepage replaced by an erotic picture.
Preliminary investigations into the case proved difficult, as the
hacker had broken into the website without disclosing his IP
address or telephone number.
With the help of high technology means, the police were able to
locate and track three suspicious numbers calling from Huangshi
city, Hubei Province.
On
August 4, the Wuhan police detained Wang Qun, a 19-year-old
computer major at a high school in Huangshi.
Searches into Wang's computer showed that he had taken advantage of
the flaws in some government-run websites and replaced their
homepages with pornographic pictures.
Evidence was also found in Wang's chatroom exchanges with other
Internet surfers, where Wang, nicknamed "Playgirl", bragged about
how he had attacked over 30 domestic and overseas websites.
The case is under further investigation by judicial
departments.
( 09/14/2001 )