Black Hawk Closed Down: China Closes Down Hacker School

This was written by Michael Cheek on Monday, February 8, 2010, 15:11.

Police in Hubei Province, China have closed down a hacker training center and arrested three individuals, according to reports on XinhuaNet. The three individuals who were arrested ran the Black Hawk Safety Net, are accused of providing hacker tools, which was recently made illegal in China’s criminal code.

The Black Hawk Safety Net has recruited over 12,000 VIP members, collecting around 7 million yuan in fees for membership. An additional 170,000 users have registered for free with the organization.

The Chinese are often accused of being behind hacker efforts against foreign companies and governments. Earlier this year, news reports suggested that a hacking attack against Google emanated from China.