Chapter 71 - Chapter 71: Chapter 71 God of Hackers (1/2)

Chapter 71: Chapter 71 God of Hackers

“Hello, Writer Lin.”

From the other end of the phone, Xia Qingqing’s crisp voice came through.

“Officer Xia, I have some questions about network law I’d like to consult with you about, are you available?” Lin Chuan asked.

Xia Qingqing laughed, “Right now, I’m stealing a bit of leisure amidst the busy hours, just so happens I’m free.”

Lin Chuan pondered for a moment, took a gentle breath, and asked, “If a hacker from abroad were to invade one of our country’s users to push a novel, would that be grounds for a case?”

“According to the law, invading someone else’s network or server is illegal, especially stealing secrets, core data, and so on, which are serious cybercrimes,” Xia Qingqing paused, “But you said invade a user just to push a novel…”

“Right.”

Lin Chuan nodded and replied, “Just to push a novel, without engaging in data theft or the like.”

“It’s difficult to file a case for that.”

Xia Qingqing gave it some thought and offered her opinion.

However.

Such invasion acts, if they don’t cause specific harm, at most qualify as ‘disrupting public internet order.’ But considering they’re hackers, and foreign hackers at that, generally no case would be filed.

In the cramped rental.

Lin Chuan felt uneasy, and even after hearing ‘no case would be filed,’ he didn’t feel relieved.

He continued to ask, “What if, this foreign hacker carries out large-scale invasion and then proceeds with the push?”

On the phone, Xia Qingqing frowned, “How large-scale are we talking?”

“Um… about fifty thousand people.”

“Fifty thousand!?”

Xia Qingqing’s eyes widened, “Writer Lin, that’s serious disruption of public internet order, I advise you not to do it!”

These days, Xia Qingqing had been reading Lin Chuan’s novels in her spare time.

She particularly enjoyed “Hacker Kingdom.”

However, the performance of this book didn’t seem to be that great, far worse than Lin Chuan’s previous two.

So when Xia Qingqing heard about the ‘hacker pushing novels,’ she couldn’t help but think of Lin Chuan.

“Uh…”

Lin Chuan’s mouth twitched, and he quickly emphasized, “Officer Xia, I obey the law!”

“Then, there’s no need to worry,” Xia Qingqing said with a laugh.

“That’s good.”

Lin Chuan breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Xia Qingqing hung up the phone, smiled, and murmured to herself, “Invading fifty thousand people’s networks just to push a novel, which hacker would be so idle?”

“The cost is much greater than the profit!”

…

Anling City, Qingxiu District.

Jintang Network Security Company.

In the office of the Chief Technical Supervisor of Network Security, Fang Cheng, also known as the number one hacker ‘Formula’ in the online literary world, rested his hands on the desk with thumbs and middle fingers pressing on the temples on either side of his head, rubbing them hard.

Fang Cheng’s hairline was high, revealing a shiny forehead, a symbol of his technical expertise.

But he felt that his skills might not be sufficient to tackle the current challenges.

During this span of time.

The network security situation in Han River Province was severe.

In the hacker community, news had spread of ‘domestic and foreign hackers engaging in all-out confrontation.’

The current state of affairs in Han River Province was close to an all-out war if it hadn’t already reached that point.

Jintang Network Security Company had previously collaborated with the Anling Police to maintain network security and fend off attacks from foreign hackers.

As the Chief Technical Supervisor, Fang Cheng was naturally one of the key responsible parties.

Only, the foreign hackers’ attacks were organized and strategic, and large in scale, making Fang Cheng somewhat powerless to resist.

Knock knock knock.

“Director Fang, this is the list of companies terminating cooperation and stopping technical supply this month, please review it.”

A staff member gently knocked on the office door and came in, handing over a document,