6 with alleged links to global syndicate behind malicious cyber activities charged

Four of them said to have planned to target websites and exploit vulnerabilities

- Shaffiq Alkhatib

Four male Chinese nationals appeared in a district court on Sept 10 after they allegedly planned to target websites and exploit the vulnerabilities of these platforms.

The four men are Liu Yuqi, 32, Huang Qin Zheng, 35, Yan Peijian, 38, and Sun Jiao, 42.

They are accused of being part of a group of six people linked to a global syndicate that conducts malicious cyber activities.

Details about the websites the four men allegedly planned to target were not disclosed in court documents. How they allegedly planned to exploit the vulnerabilities was not stated either.

A fifth Chinese national, Zhang Qingqiao, 38, allegedly offered to buy the personal information of several Indian nationals found on online gambling websites.

Sun is accused of offering to supply him with such information.