According to the official WeChat account of the Cybersecurity Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, recently, in accordance with the deployment of the summer public security crackdown and rectification action and the special action to crack down on the "Cyber Water Army", the Guangdong Cybersecurity department has launched a cluster crackdown on the criminal activities of the "Cyber Water Army" that have been assessed for traffic control. Among them, the network security department of Dongguan, Guangdong organized 17 town and street branches in the city to carry out three waves of centralized crackdown operations, successfully cracking down on 22 criminal gangs, detaining 89 suspects in accordance with the law, and involving a total amount of 530 million yuan. A typical case is as follows: Case 1: Dongguan's network security department has identified that a technical personnel of a certain "network water army" group, Yi, has built three specialized "order brushing" platforms since May 2021, and operated them for Lai, Li, Ye, and others. The gang used the order brushing platform to organize merchants and "scalpers" to conduct a large number of false shopping, post false reviews, and earn commission from the online platform, from which Yi extracted 30% of the profit. At present, the local public security organs have destroyed four crime dens and seized a batch of computers, mobile phones, and bank cards at the scene, involving a total amount of over 57 million yuan. The Guangdong network security department has launched a cluster crackdown on the criminal activities of the "Cyber Water Army" in terms of traffic control and evaluation. Guangdong Online Police Case 2: Dongguan Online Security Department has identified that Liu Moule started an e-commerce company, recruiting employees to attract orders through various online platforms, and then using automatic order scanning software to provide illegal business of "paid order scanning" for online merchants on well-known e-commerce platforms. This has increased the transaction volume, positive feedback rate, and store weight of the merchants, thereby increasing their product sales. In July 2023, the Dongguan cybersecurity department collaborated with the Dalang branch to carry out a network capture operation, capturing 35 suspects with a total amount of approximately 40 million yuan involved. Case 3: Dongguan's cybersecurity department found that Chen, Li, and others registered a technology company and specifically posted advertisements on the internet. They organized "network water army" personnel to delete, block, and downgrade information for medical institutions, car companies, and other businesses on online platforms, providing paid information deletion services. According to statistics, the gang has deleted posts for about 11000 times with compensation since March 2022, and illegally gained about 530000 yuan. The police remind that the internet is not an illegal place, and "spreading rumors and diverting information", "extorting public opinion", "paid deletion of posts", and "traffic control and evaluation" are illegal and criminal activities. The network security department will continue to crack down on the illegal and criminal activities of the "Network Water Army", further compress the living space of the "Network Water Army", and focus on creating a fair, just, clear, and orderly network space for the general public. (New News Agency)