The Ministry of Public Security announces 10 typical cases in the crackdown on and rectification of online illegal and criminal activities

On September 17, the Ministry of Public Security reported that since the beginning of this year, public security cyber units nationwide have continued to advance the special campaign "Clean Net—2026," carrying out concentrated crackdowns on prominent issues such as online rumors, infringement of citizens' personal information, hacker attacks, cyber violence, imitation websites, and trafficdriving promotion, and have handled a total of more than 36,000 cases of online illegal and criminal activity. Public security authorities stated that in response to activities such as "doxxing," "record checking," online paid trolls, and publicopinion extortion, relevant departments have strengthened fullchain enforcement and platform governance; at the same time, they have maintained highpressure investigations and crackdowns on cases involving fake official websites, the production and sale of counterfeit certificates, and the sale of hacker software, and have blocked and shut down a number of imitation websites. The notice also released 10 typical cases, involving fabricated rumorstaging, online abuse of disaster relief cadres, infringement of citizens' personal information, illegal control of computer information systems, provision of hacker programs, and the production and sale of false certificates through fake education and training websites. The Ministry of Public Security said it will continue working with relevant departments to hold platforms accountable, continuously purify the online environment, and safeguard citizens' lawful rights and interests as well as cyberspace order.