Sharp rise in online attack
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Other attacks are aimed at spreading sophisticated malware codes that infect computers and install a "back door", he said.
"This allows a criminal to steal private information, infiltrate inner networks or use the malware as a proxy to attack other computers," the director said. "Back-door software is the most dangerous threat to online security as such attacks are hard to identify by webmasters and users."
According to the team's report, 12,950 overseas IP addresses controlled 15,638 Chinese websites using back-door software between January and June this year.
A criminal can install malware on an online store or forum to monitor operations and transactions, and steal user accounts or passwords, Zhou said. This information can then be used in future fraud.
Some people also create fake versions of popular websites to dupe netizens into handing over money or private details.
"This is called phishing ... and is often targeted at online shopping platforms, such as Taobao (China's largest Internet marketplace), as well as banks and even popular TV shows," Zhou said.
Fraudsters recently scammed people using a fake homepage for Xingguang Dadao, a talent show on China Central Television, that asked for bank account numbers and passwords.
"We deal with several cases like this every month," Zhou said, adding that, between June to August his team handled more than 100 cases involving students and their parents being swindled by fake college-registration websites.
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